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Re:Deadly infection linked to contaminated room spray sold a... by TheSpiceIsLife on Sunday October 24, 2021 @09:39PM (#28983664)
Remember also that roughly half of any given population is approximately below average, on any axis you care to measure.

Combine that with majority in many democratic systems being 51%.

And we’re in for a hell of a mediocre time.

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Re:Deadly infection linked to contaminated room spray sold a... by tobyjsullivan on Sunday October 24, 2021 @10:41PM (#28983996)
Majority in most democratic systems (almost anywhere outside the US) is well below that. Closer to 35% in many democracies.
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Re:Deadly infection linked to contaminated room spray sold a... by noduerme on Monday October 25, 2021 @06:23AM (#28986190)
I could see fewer being better. If everyone in the US was forced to vote on election day, I think Elvis would be president for life. (Or death. Or just forever.)
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Re:Deadly infection linked to contaminated room spray sold a... by TheSpiceIsLife on Sunday October 24, 2021 @11:32PM (#28984227)
Yeah good point.
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