BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agoMastodon's fundraiser for Kamala Harris needs fediversal support to reach it's 500,000$ goalsecure.actblue.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkMastodon's fundraiser for Kamala Harris needs fediversal support to reach it's 500,000$ goalsecure.actblue.comBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to Fediverse@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoFrom a european point of view, donating to a political campaign is nothing we would even consider. Additionally, we are not even allowed to donate if we wanted. This makes this whole post relevant to less than 5% of the world’s population.
minus-squareBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoQuarter of political donations in EU go to extremist and populist parties, data reveals
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIf I read this article correctly, then all of euope donates about €150 million per year to policical parties. Kamala received $ 300 million only in july. There is literally an order of magnitude between the donations in the EU and the US.
From a european point of view, donating to a political campaign is nothing we would even consider. Additionally, we are not even allowed to donate if we wanted.
This makes this whole post relevant to less than 5% of the world’s population.
Quarter of political donations in EU go to extremist and populist parties, data reveals
If I read this article correctly, then all of euope donates about €150 million per year to policical parties.
Kamala received $ 300 million only in july.
There is literally an order of magnitude between the donations in the EU and the US.