Melanie StefanFeb 12, 2023
US friends, take note. I went to vote in Berlin today and this was the line in front of the polling station. “But wait! There is no line!” Indeed. There is no line because there need not be one. Because it’s about how polling is organised. If you are standing in a line for hours in order to exercise your democratic rights, it’s because someone wants you to.#polling #democracy #righttovote
Show threadMordkoFeb 12, 2023
@melanieistefan this is Berlin too. Come on. Be better. Why spread obvious nonsense?
Show threadDebora Weber-Wulff
@Mordko @melanieistefan
Looks like the election in September 2021. It was not all polling stations with lines. But there were enough problems so the courts decided a repeat was necessary. So we learned from the errors instead of forbidding people to pass out water to people waiting in line.
Feb 12, 2023 at 8:50pmWeb
Show threadMordkoFeb 13, 2023
@WiseWoman @melanieistefan Bully for you. Back in the real world there are some queues in every election in every country. No, its not a conspiracy. https://news.sky.com/story/anti-immigration-party-takes-seats-off-merkels-cdu-in-german-local-elections-10584008
Anti-immigration party takes seats off Merkel's CDU in German local elections

The Alternative for Germany party wins 11.5% of the vote in Berlin, exit polls say, just behind the Christian Democrats on 18%.

Sky