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Toy Story 6: The European Parliament
#ChatControl #EU #democracy

This is the actual #CountBinface talking about #Democracy. He's serious — and very interesting indeed. Strongly recommended.
I want to see this man in parliament.
#UKPol

BBC Sounds - Could an Ancient Athenian Fix Britain? - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of Could an Ancient Athenian Fix Britain? on BBC Sounds.

Media Media
#democracy #socialmedia

Media Media
The authoritarians are winning, we can all see that. It wouldn't be the worst thing if the pro-democracy camp stopped being naive about social media.

You'll all know I'm a fan of #Binface4Clacton, the space alien on a mission to teach humans how to do #democracy before it's too late. Here he attempts to school Rory Stewart and Alistair Campbell — but I'm afraid it's all Greek to them.
The Rest Is Politics: Leading:…

In Canada it would be inconceivable that a Premier or Prime Minister’s personal lawyer would become the Attorney General, both at a public acceptance level, and simply because our government system doesn’t work that way. (All Minister level people are elected first as MPs with few exceptions)
In the USA, it’s just a Friday.
#corruption #usa #democracy

~2500 years later and the problems of #democracy are still the same – and no solution in sight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyRqlTV60zM

#Education, folks.
We need a lot of education.
It's shocking how many people vote for certain parties despite it being against their own interests.
Keep talking to people. Because in a #democracy, the people vote. And so they need to know what's up to meet their needs.…

One morning, when Kascitcana awoke from a nightmare of religious authoritarianism, they found themselves transformed into an enormous cockroach. They were covered in armour. They could fly. They could digest anything, and infect the body politic with revolutionary ideas. Like the gods, they had many arms and legs! It was wonderful!!!!!
#India

I’m not even feeling doubtful atm, that if the democrats can’t win big in the midterms, I mean like unable-to-contest kind of big, the US democracy system will be over and the Republicans will find legal holes to let Trump rule a third term. #Trump #elections

Research Paper: »Platform Collective Behavior as Democratic Infrastructure: Beyond Causal Effects in the DSA Era«
> The article concludes that #DSA access is necessary but insufficient for fully assessing platform influence on #democracy.
30 Jun 2026, Anja Bechmann, Department of Media and Journalism, Aarhus University, Denmark:
👉 #DigitalServicesAct

Hello fedifolk especially fediscience,
have any of you been working with WfD? I bet some are!
Edit, "#Science for #Democracy" in English.
I have just come across it, looks really interesting especially this prep work ...
#AcademicChatter

RE: #TheAmericanFascist is on.
#RussiaUkraineWar #democracy

The German state election yesterday is a perfect demonstration of why Proportional Representation (PR) is far superior for democracy than First Past the Post (FPTP).
TLDR: Thanks to Proportionality, the AfD only won a minority, not majority parliament because the state parliament always reflects the popular vote.
The picture shows the state of Saxony-Anhalt divided into its electoral districts. It is almost all blue because the AfD won the most votes in all but three districts but with 42% of the popular vote overall.
Had this been a province in Canada, it would have produced a legislature with just 3 opposition members, and all the rest government members. Delivering absolute majority power with no meaningful voice for any other party (likely also losing official party status and key funding for political activities) despite a significant share of the popular vote. This has happened in Canada many times, including in BC in 2001 when the NDP won just 2 seats with all 77 others going to the B.C. Liberals… it led to a referendum on PR that won over 60% of the vote but was never implemented.
Had this German state used FPTP they would have a gigantic majority of exclusively far right members and just 3 opposition.
Thanks to PR, their legislature will actually reflect the vote of the people.
42% AfD (39 seats)
17% CDU (15)
9% SPD (8)
8% GRN (8)
8% LNK (8)
5% BSW (5)
83 seats: 42 needed for majority.
AfD: 39
Other parties: 44
In B.C., one of the tropes the status quo campaigners constantly bring up is that PR somehow enables extreme parties more than FPTP and is thus dangerous. This has been proven false over and over including right now,
Here we are, with another example as this German state breathes a sigh of relief that PR saved them from a whollly undemocratic and extreme outcome.
Meanwhile, back in B.C., our own now far right BC Conservatives have successfully splintered the “big tent” remnants of the old slightly more centrist B.C. Liberals leading to a mish mash of independents and new parties in the B.C. Legislature that have not been elected by the people and are unable to really function as a proper opposition to the majority government. FPTP doing a great job! *sarc
Why doesn’t Canada have *any* proportional elections?
Inertia, greed, and power.
Germany 2026 state election: #democracy #fptp #pr #germany #canada #bcpoli

oh look, the future of the USA.
"Nicaragua's President Ortega says no more elections, extending his 20-year rule"
#uspoli #fascism #democracy
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/21/nx-s1-5902228/nicaragua-ortega-no-elections

Imagine if Americans had the kind of power and influence as Ukrainians have.
Even while they fight invasion and constant bombardment, Ukrainians, young and old, take to the streets to demand their government reverse a decision critical to the war effort and fighting corruption.
And their government listens.
Imagine if Americans had this kind of poise and resilience to fight their supposedly democratic government.
It is hard not to come to the conclusion that Americans are just too wrapped up in themselves, and too lazy, to do anything about Trump.
#Ukraine #USA #Democracy
https://aje.news/1zc5su

RE: #fediverse #democracy #afd #nazi #musk #opensocialweb #mastodon #canpoli #cdnpoli #europe

RE: #democracy #canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #eatTheRich

America, your democracy is not.
“Trump and Thune support Lindsey Graham’s sister being appointed to his Senate seat”
#cnn #usa #democracy #lindsaygraham
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/politics/darline-graham-nordone-south-carolina-trump?cid=ios_app

RE: #SlavaUkraini #ukraine #russiaUkraineWar #CanPoli #Cdnpoli #war #democracy