@grue@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish • 18 days agoHow is it that "protecting basic democracy and the rule of law, and not crowning a criminal dictator" wasn't even on the chart?!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square206fedilinkarrow-up1571arrow-down127
arrow-up1544arrow-down1imageHow is it that "protecting basic democracy and the rule of law, and not crowning a criminal dictator" wasn't even on the chart?!lemmy.world@grue@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish • 18 days agomessage-square206fedilink
minus-square@kava@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•18 days agoyeah exactly. when the system is about to blow up, they turn a valve and release a little steam that’s one of two paths we are headed towards today. the pressure is building up. we either need to turn the valve soon OR we’re gonna blow up i have a feeling though we’re headed for the explosion route
minus-square@AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-217 days ago yeah exactly. when the system is about to blow up, they turn a valve and release a little steam Not once it gets to that point. The release valve of elections is a hedge against this kind of thing happening in the first place. Those movements were resolved by murdering their leaders and imprisoning their organizers for several decades. I guess it’s best to say they do both at the same time
yeah exactly. when the system is about to blow up, they turn a valve and release a little steam
that’s one of two paths we are headed towards today. the pressure is building up. we either need to turn the valve soon OR we’re gonna blow up
i have a feeling though we’re headed for the explosion route
Not once it gets to that point. The release valve of elections is a hedge against this kind of thing happening in the first place.
Those movements were resolved by murdering their leaders and imprisoning their organizers for several decades.
I guess it’s best to say they do both at the same time