• supertrucker@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    If you throw the strongest opposition candidates in jail or arbitrarily declare them ineligible for candidacy right before an election, there is little chance of a fair election, no matter what propaganda articles like this try an perpetuate

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      3 months ago

      Good thing the Supreme Court is protecting Trump then, eh?

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        3 months ago

        I see. You’re okay with authoritarian repression by a leftist government, so long as your political enemies are oppressed. Got it

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          3 months ago

          Uh, yes. Revolutionary movements actually need to use force against reactionary elements when appropriate. Only in the fascist-adjacent liberal world do you let Klan members march openly in the streets before, during, and after lynchings.

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            3 months ago

            Oh, my mistake. You’re okay with politically motivated murder and genocide, so long as it’s your political enemies on the receiving end. And I’m assuming anyone that doesn’t have your exact political beliefs is a facist in your opinion?

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              3 months ago

              Do you have any idea what genocide is? Hint: it’s not killing fascists.