SOUTH AMERICAN ELECTIONS

[two different people are being portrayed side by side]

Gabriela Rosa Sympatica
Elementary school teacher
Beloved by her community
Wants to improve lives
[portrait of a smiling woman in overalls]

Diego Hitlerio de la Junta
Son of a previous dictator
Went to jail for corruption
Wants to sterilize natives
[portrait of a frowning nasty looking character in military gear]

Temporary results (98% ballots counted):
[Gabriela] 49.9999%
[Diego] 50.0001%

https://thebad.website/comic/south_american_elections

  • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    13 hours ago

    In the US version the left side candidade would be “Identitaria Fatcatus-Loving”, listed as:

    • Got several million dollar plus campaign contributions
    • Upper middle-class, never met a single poor person in her life and yet looks down on them
    • Says one thing, does something else
    • Doesn’t talk about Wealth Inequality, EVER.
    • Is <list of identitarian “specificities”>

    At least the “third”-world places often have electable left of center candidates, not just Fascist vs Warmongering Hardcore Neoliberal.