Honestly, it’s so damned hard to understand. Granted, I’m somewhat biased, hailing from a “socialist” Nordic country, but I just can’t wrap my head around how these nauseating unique sales propositions are palatable to, let alone desired by, anyone.

We should take women’s rights away! cheering

We should make it easier for arms merchants to make more money by facilitating more efficient killing! heavy applause

People who love other people than those dictated to be loveable by either ancient superstitious nonsense or machismo-fueled ignorance are evil! the crowd goes wild

I will fight for your right to sell your organs if your personal situation becomes so abysmally dire that you have no other options (and I will make sure to facilitate the further ruination of the economy and funneling of money to the wealthy so that you’ll get there faster)! erections abound

I’ll make sure that healthcare becomes a luxury most can’t afford! pure rapture

With your precious votes, I’ll cut the funding to schools and make sure that by the time you realise what a hell-scape you’ve helped me create, your kids will be too dumb to get rid of me and my kind, and will rebel against you by perpetuating my abuse! every single person climaxes

Wait, that last one was actually from a speech my predecessors have been handing down for generations! nobody hears because they’re too stupid, passed out from excessive orgasming, or a combination of the two

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Seriously, what is the appeal?? 😓

I personally doubt that a majority will vote for a right-wing candidate, solely on the grounds that right-wingers tend to cut subsidies for the poor.

The current situation in Argentina is that, in a nutshell, the country is being governed by a vice president who (together with her then-president husband) is largely responsible for the worst bankruptcy in the country’s history and was a person of interest in close to a thousand cases of corruption before she gained political immunity again. A majority still voted for her, only because she and the presidential candidate promised to reinstate (and in some cases expand) many subsidies that then-president Macri abandoned in order to balance the budget, win the trust of foreign investors back and avoid another bankruptcy. Surprising very few people, the country’s economy has taken a huge blow since then and poverty is massively on the rise.

From what we hear from friends and relatives there, people grow increasingly dependent on government handouts to survive as there’s not enough work. They simply can’t afford to vote for somebody who might cut their subsidies… and sadly, many don’t see (or can’t afford to see) that this system simply isn’t sustainable. Have the government cut spending, save money wherever possible, but don’t touch mine.