Is purple cosmos the Polish national flower?
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 10 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 10 months ago
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 10 months ago
No, I don't think so.
DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 10 months ago
Bravely put.
Mothra@mander.xyz 10 months ago
So practically a ritual. What’s the point of voting if there is only one candidate? Rhetorical question
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 9 months ago
To say you have elections.
aski3252@lemmy.world 10 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.
jeena@piefed.jeena.net 10 months ago
The point is to pretend to the world that you are a democracy.