return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoLula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonarowww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1206arrow-down12
arrow-up1204arrow-down1external-linkLula wins fourth term as Brazil president after historic upset over far-right Flávio Bolsonarowww.theguardian.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareSeth Taylor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down4·edit-210 days agoThat awkward moment when a president wins a fourth term but it’s a good thing Edit: Did really nobody understand this or did the tankies show up? EDIT 2: This was crossposted to ML. I accidentally walked into the psych ward. I hope somebody shuts down ML. I really really deeply do.
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoSurprised to see this down voted but then I remembered that .ml still exists.
minus-squareazuth@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·10 days agoWhy, if the people democratically vote for someone why should they be artificially limited?
minus-squaresyreus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·10 days agoTo prevent bad actors from consolidating power and corrupting the systems that keep those elections free and fair. Are term limits perfect? No. Do they solve more problems than they create? Probably.
minus-squareSeth Taylor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-210 days agoThis was crossposted to ML. I just noticed. Brace yourself
minus-squareazuth@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·10 days agoNo, probably not.
minus-squaresyreus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agoI appreciate that you also said “probably”.
That awkward moment when a president wins a fourth term but it’s a good thing
Edit: Did really nobody understand this or did the tankies show up?
EDIT 2: This was crossposted to ML. I accidentally walked into the psych ward. I hope somebody shuts down ML. I really really deeply do.
Surprised to see this down voted but then I remembered that .ml still exists.
Why, if the people democratically vote for someone why should they be artificially limited?
To prevent bad actors from consolidating power and corrupting the systems that keep those elections free and fair. Are term limits perfect? No. Do they solve more problems than they create? Probably.
This was crossposted to ML. I just noticed. Brace yourself
No, probably not.
I appreciate that you also said “probably”.