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[–] [email protected] 52 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

Non US citizens, what's the weirdest thing about USA elections, compared to elections in your country?

I will probably get downvoted to oblivion for that but here it is: that one of your candidate was not put in jail already and is still legally able to run for presidency (note that I did not name said candidate, I would not want to influence US voters ;)

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like your optimism that by naming said candidate you would influence anyone!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe I was a little bit sarcastic?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Woah, tone down that rhetoric, Yosif!

^/s^

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why would you get down voted for that on a leftist forum?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

There's a downvote bot, sometimes people click the wrong button by accident, and this community is not leftist

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

When I see how some of our politicians can run away from justice, it isn't that weird.

But our justice system is truly independent from the political one.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

True your two remarks.

And we also have a few very questionable representatives/candidate to whatever elections around here, but so far none that has managed to get away from a failed coup at the previous election — sorry, it was unintentional but I may have hinted at the candidate I was surprised was still able to run tor presidency ;)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

There are some regrettable exceptions

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

In my home country of Finland, you can be elected from prison.