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Well, yeah, it's a dictatorship run by warlords. It turns out that once you shut down the leader of the world's largest empire, every tinpot thug who fears los
by meekmockmook 6y ago
Well, yeah, it's a dictatorship run by warlords.
It turns out that once you shut down the leader of the world's largest empire, every tinpot thug who fears losing their ability to control their citizens will shut down access to your platform. Whoda thunk? It has nothing to do with right and wrong and everything to do with realpolitik.
- solidasparagus 6y agoIt has nothing to do with Trump at all. They shut all these sites down in 2016 too - https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/463407/ https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/463407/
- shredprez 6y ago"It has nothing to do with Trump at all" might be a strong assertion, but this history is absolutely relevant. Thanks for sharing.
- solidasparagus 6y agoI don't think it's a particularly strong assertion. Museveni's pattern around elections and dissent has been EXTREMELY consistent since I first started living there 20 years ago.
- Apocryphon 6y agoYou're actually in Uganda?
- shredprez 6y agoPoint taken!