There’s a word for this sort of oligarchical rule by the elderly, of course: gerontocracy
  • treefrog@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    That same year, in my city (I won’t say which because I value my anonymoty), voter turnout was down almost 10%.

    And you’re not factoring in distance and transportation to and from the polls. Which is something that affects poor people more (by design).