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[–] Duenan@aussie.zone 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It’s unreal that people are boarding up windows in anticipation for violence to break out.

I’d really hate to be living in the US under those conditions. They really take politics to another level.

Also pray we don’t get nut jobs here trying to replicate the actions of those Overseas.

[–] just_kitten@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Kind of sad that Sri Lanka, known hotbed of violence and terrorism and in which incensed citizens picturesquely invaded the presidential compound to take selfies, recently had a completely peaceful presidential election with a very different party taking over - one that had links to the violence of the 80s/early 90s no less...

...but here we are reading of people boarding windows up in the US for a presidential election. How things have changed