Is purple cosmos the Polish national flower?
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 week ago
I remember going voting with my parents in the 80's in communist Poland. Voting was mandatory, so you would get into trouble if you wouldn't go. It also wasn't private, so you basically had to show what you voted for before putting your ballot into the ballot box. On top of they there was only one party which you could vote for.
DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 1 week ago
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 week ago
No, I don't think so.
DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 1 week ago
Bravely put.
Mothra@mander.xyz 1 week ago
So practically a ritual. What’s the point of voting if there is only one candidate? Rhetorical question
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 1 week ago
The point is to pretend to the world that you are a democracy.
aski3252@lemmy.world 1 week ago
There are multiple candidates, but if elections are held in a one party state, they all belong to the same party or a party that is effectively under the dominating party’s control.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 week ago
To say you have elections.