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Joshua Potash 🆘
@JoshuaPotash
Just blown away by the election results in Hong Kong.
Pro-Democracy candidates won 90% of the contested seats.
Over 70% of the population came out to vote, shattering the previous record of 47%.
People were so excited they celebrated in the streets.
Link to tweet
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Wow! Voting in high, high numbers -- this is how you overturn fascism.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,484 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)are typically close to 70% overall (mid 60s for both in the 2012 election), but Asian and Hispanic voters turn out at much lower rates.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)White turnout was at 65.3% nationally - higher than in 2012. Black turnout, though, took a dive - going from 66.6% in 2012 (higher than any demographic) and dropping to 59.6% in 2016. That was the election right there. It was the lowest turnout for that demographic since the 2000 election.
diva77
(7,664 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,484 posts)cilla4progress
(24,783 posts)I hope this bodes well for US!
I would categorized Israeli election and events as well - throwing out Netanyahu.
May this current reign of autocrats end and humanity work now towards more justice and dignity for all.
world wide wally
(21,757 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)Codeine
(25,586 posts)I was just thinking Hong Kong needs to secede and become it's own country, but China will never let that happen.
blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)Good for Hong Kong.