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What is This Group is About?/De Quoi Parle ce Groupe?

The unofficial Lemmy movement to bring proportional representation to all levels of government in Canada.

Voters deserve more choice and accountability from all politicians.

Le mouvement non officiel de Lemmy visant à amener la représentation proportionnelle à tous les niveaux de gouvernement au Canada.

Les électeurs méritent davantage de choix et de responsabilité de la part de tous les politiciens.


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We're looking for more moderators, especially those who are of French and indigenous identities.

Nous recherchons davantage de modérateurs, notamment ceux qui sont d'identité française et autochtone.

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[–] Taalen@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

It's mostly because this has been a go-to response by Americans in topics about some European countries doing significantly better than the US: "It's because they don't have black people".

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Taalen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I didn't mean to imply it's everyone. But it usually comes from an American.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Kinda a funny comment to make an over generalization on lol

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Tbf that's more them telling on themselves in context.

Roosevelt's coalition failed to deliver the full extent of what we'd see in Nordic states and other such robust welfare systems because the dixiecrats rebelled against those things also applying to black people and not being easy enough to use discriminatingly.