Is purple cosmos the Polish national flower?
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 months 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 2 months ago
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 months ago
No, I don't think so.
DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 2 months ago
Bravely put.
Mothra@mander.xyz 2 months ago
So practically a ritual. What’s the point of voting if there is only one candidate? Rhetorical question
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 months ago
The point is to pretend to the world that you are a democracy.
aski3252@lemmy.world 2 months 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 2 months ago
To say you have elections.