Um… I’m Australian and we just kicked out all the pro-Trump candidates. We also get to pick from a really long list of parties and even get to pick exactly who in the party we want. Voting is compulsory and because of that, voting has to be made accessible: it’s on a Saturday, you can vote early and polling stations are set up literally everywhere, even in the most remote locations.
America has more agency than a dictatorship. That’s a very low bar.
Edit: also Trump vs Xi.
One has no goal for the country except to line his own pockets and the other has very strong goals for the country (involving actually making their country an economic powerhouse).
One sees himself as a strict father of his country and the other sees himself as king.
If it was a decision between Trump and Xi, I’d pick Xi any day of the week. It’s a shit choice but I’d rather a leader than a puppet.
Um… I’m Australian and we just kicked out all the pro-Trump candidates. We also get to pick from a really long list of parties and even get to pick exactly who in the party we want. Voting is compulsory and because of that, voting has to be made accessible: it’s on a Saturday, you can vote early and polling stations are set up literally everywhere, even in the most remote locations.
America has more agency than a dictatorship. That’s a very low bar.
Edit: also Trump vs Xi.
One has no goal for the country except to line his own pockets and the other has very strong goals for the country (involving actually making their country an economic powerhouse).
One sees himself as a strict father of his country and the other sees himself as king.
If it was a decision between Trump and Xi, I’d pick Xi any day of the week. It’s a shit choice but I’d rather a leader than a puppet.