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tzs ◴[] No.43799641[source]
> Before being named U.S. attorney, Martin appeared on Russia-backed media networks more than 150 times, The Washington Post reported last week. In one appearance on RT in 2022, he said there was no evidence of military buildup on Ukraine’s boarders only nine days before Russia invaded the country. He further criticized U.S. officials as warmongering and ignoring Russia security concerns.

This is getting ridiculous. Is there anyone associated with this administration who does not have a record of promoting Russia's positions?

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r053bud ◴[] No.43799885[source]
We voted for this! This is “democracy” at work
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candiddevmike ◴[] No.43800056[source]
Less than 30% of voter age Americans voted for this
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rchaud ◴[] No.43800437[source]
The majority that did vote, voted for this. The participation rate has always been low in rich western countries. Given the standards of media literacy and civics education, there's no evidence that a higher participation rate would have changed the outcome.
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Narkov ◴[] No.43800545[source]
> The participation rate has always been low in rich western countries.

Australia has entered the chat.

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extra88 ◴[] No.43800845[source]
You can't bring them up without including that voting is compulsory there.
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crabmusket ◴[] No.43800861[source]
See my sibling comment. Getting your name checked off is compulsory but nothing stops you from handing in a blank ballot.
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1. extra88 ◴[] No.43802911[source]
For the purposes of this comparison, those "informal" votes still count in the typically used participation statistics. Voters intentionally case "wasted" ballots in other countries too.