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Elections != democaracy. In Russia, there are also elections. So are they in Syria, and so on.
by megous 3y ago
Elections != democaracy. In Russia, there are also elections. So are they in Syria, and so on.
- moonchrome 3y agoSounds like you don't like the outcome and dismiss the possibility that it's the result of the system. From what I understand Orban has a decent approval rating in his country. For Putin it's hard to say since Russia is so foreign and separated, just like China - the only source of info is random crap by your preferred biased media source. But for Hungary - I've been there multiple times in the last few years, know a few people, and I have no trouble believing he won democratic elections.
- megous 3y agoI don't care about Hungary. Just saying that because some country has elections doesn't mean it's a democracy.
- comprev 3y agoSometimes known as "Model-T election" "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black."
- kjkjadksj 3y agoWe have this in the US too but with two colors, both neoliberal.
- ratsmack 3y agoIf only people would come to realize this.
- bdhe 3y agoTo compare US elections to Russian or Syrian elections is both incredibly naive and dangerous. In one country, you have a leading political opponent having stolen classified docs treated with kid gloves; in the other, you have political opponents poisoned and literally blown out of the sky.
- hbt 3y agoor you know, publicly shot in the head for standing up against the deep state and keep delaying the release of secret files even after 50 years.
- hiatus 3y agoWho are you referring to?
- philistine 3y agoI think they somehow think Kennedy was against the deep state the way Trump is supposedly against the deep state.
- beebeepka 3y agoUnder capitalism man exploits man. Under socialism it's just the opposite.