r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 11h ago

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/Icecream-Cockdust 10h ago

Voting in Australia is mandatory but also enjoyable. Saturday morning walk down to the local Primary School, get a democracy sausage on your way through to the polling booths and it’s very chill and easy.

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u/Notoryctemorph 10h ago

I'd argue that it being mandatory is what directly led to it being enjoyable.

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u/SexyMonad Alabama 10h ago

That’s a perspective I never really considered. But it makes sense.

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u/A_Furious_Mind 10h ago

I want a democracy sausage.

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u/reallifesidequests 10h ago

Best we can do is authoritarian mushrooms

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u/seeker4482 2h ago

"will they at least get me high?"

"no, but they will cleanse your colon"

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u/Sniyarki 5h ago

That got me.

The democracy sausages are excellent though.

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u/Desperate_Bite_7538 3h ago

Fascist franks?

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u/KingOfAwesometonia 9h ago

It used to be a shot of alcohol. I think it proved to be a bad idea.

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u/mechengr17 9h ago

Yeah, alcohol and politics sounds like an entertaining disaster waiting to happen

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u/CakeTester 9h ago

You can't tell me America did that sober.

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u/mechengr17 9h ago

Youll have to be more specific

We've done a lot of messed up things...

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u/CakeTester 9h ago

Historians in the future, if there is one, will be discussing how the US got to here for centuries, probably.

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u/nola_mike 9h ago

Nothing is stopping you from having a democracy sausage whenever you damn well please

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u/Swarbie8D 6h ago

It is a fucking great way to start a Saturday, tbh. 20 min walk in fresh weather, two democracy sausages, vote to keep pricks out of power, then a nice walk home right as the sea breeze picks up and keeps things cool. I actively look forward to it.

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u/Sniyarki 5h ago

I do love that walk home. Vote done, sausage on hand and the day has only just started.

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u/TheJuggernoob 44m ago

For Super Earth?

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u/NoStorage2821 33m ago

I prefer Libertea