MastKalandar@feddit.online to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoIs it necessary to bring in the paramilitary to carry out a democratic election ?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down119
arrow-up1-11arrow-down1message-squareIs it necessary to bring in the paramilitary to carry out a democratic election ?MastKalandar@feddit.online to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 days agoYou should see the heavily armed atmosphere at my place, tomorrow being the general elections for us. I live in the World’s Largest Democracy.
minus-squareremon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 days agoI don’t think I’ve ever seen police or any security when I voting. Unless the the old lady that checks your ID counts.
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoWelcome to the World’s Largest Democracy !!!
minus-squarestarlinguk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoIndia? Yes. Well. Is it still a democracy? I think that perhaps the fact that the army is involved shows that it really isn’t anymore. Also: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/india-west-bengal-state-elections-millions-stripped-of-vote
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThank you for sharing this report. Well, l actually fall in this list.
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoPrecisely where l’m from.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days ago World’s Largest Democracy. By headcount. The US is still the largest by mass.
minus-squareGoodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoLast time I checked, Canada is larger than the US and still a democracy
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoAs I love to say to my fellow Americans: “Land doesn’t vote.” It’s the mass of the people that matters. Do you think Canada outweighs the US?
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agothey cheat though with tim hortons and poutine.
minus-squareMastKalandar@feddit.onlineOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWhat’s the population of the US ??
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThe real question is: what’s the average weight of us Americans.
minus-squarekbal@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoHe’s probably including the mass of the land.
You should see the heavily armed atmosphere at my place, tomorrow being the general elections for us. I live in the World’s Largest Democracy.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen police or any security when I voting. Unless the the old lady that checks your ID counts.
Welcome to the World’s Largest Democracy !!!
India? Yes. Well. Is it still a democracy? I think that perhaps the fact that the army is involved shows that it really isn’t anymore.
Also: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/india-west-bengal-state-elections-millions-stripped-of-vote
Thank you for sharing this report. Well, l actually fall in this list.
Precisely where l’m from.
By headcount. The US is still the largest by mass.
Last time I checked, Canada is larger than the US and still a democracy
As I love to say to my fellow Americans: “Land doesn’t vote.” It’s the mass of the people that matters.
Do you think Canada outweighs the US?
they cheat though with tim hortons and poutine.
What’s the population of the US ??
The real question is: what’s the average weight of us Americans.
He’s probably including the mass of the land.
It’s a joke on fat Americans