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Re:The fast-food workers’ season of rebellion by AussieWog93 on Sunday November 07, 2021 @07:52AM (#29139033)
>Tell me who is going to actually improve that if most people with necessary skills and mindset leave? Sending back money alone won't do it.

You're ignoring the WhatsApp factor. Immigrants experience first hand how well Western democracy works and then share that with everybody back home.

It's also quite common, at least in my experience, for people to follow politics back home. Invariably, they advocate quite vocally for more democracy, less corruption and less discrimination.

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Re:The fast-food workers’ season of rebellion by rini17 on Sunday November 07, 2021 @03:56PM (#29143442)
Whatsapp is not enough! Some of them need to stay there and actually get elected. Democracy needs not only advocacy but also competent politicians, and that's a rare talent. Probably there are enough of them in your country so you can't even imagine that as a requirement. Count yourself lucky.
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