Examples of how democracy is a sham in the developed world thread (feel free to add your own that I missed):
In 1994 California voted to keep illegals from getting public funding by a wide margin, it was overturned in the courts. laist.com/news/propositi…
In 2016 California voted to speed up executions, governor Newsom, enacted a moratorium, and the state hasn't executed anyone since 2006: .en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Cali…
Taiwan votes against same-sex marriage in 2018, basically becomes law a couple months later anyways (correct me if i'm wrong about this Taiwanese politics is complicated) bbc.com/news/world-asi…
California voted against gay marriage in 2008. This was deemed unconstitutional, for CA in 2013, and later for the whole country in 2015 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Cali…
Two thirds of Oregonians voted against offering license to illegal immigrants, as of 2021 they can now get them. ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Alterna…
California voters voted to ban affirmative action in 1996. TPTB mostly stuck to this, though there have been efforts to wiggle around it manhattan-institute.org/html/californi…
Australian senator Pauline Hanson wanted to hold a plebiscite to gauge the electorates views on immigration: it got defeated 54-2 sbs.com.au/news/senate-re…
"It may be wrong to speak of mass immigration as a choice. Certainly, no western European country over the last half-century has managed to do without it, despite consistent and overwhelming public opposition to it." hoover.org/research/europ…
And though it was never put to a direct vote, Americans opposed increasing immigration by a wide margin until very recently. If it wasn't for mass immigration it is a lot more likely Trump/ Romney would have won the popular vote.
It is laughable that the left claims to care about democracy, considering how consistency they overturn the will of the people on social issues.
If you are a right winger in America feel no moral obligation to the well of the majority; it only exists because the left did not care about the will of the majority on immigration.
Another example I forgot: cnn.com/2021/08/20/pol…
Share this Scrolly Tale with your friends.
A Scrolly Tale is a new way to read Twitter threads with a more visually immersive experience.
Discover more beautiful Scrolly Tales like this.