• Aria@lemmygrad.ml
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        2 years ago

        Ukraine bans communism and socialism. How can a country be democratic without democratic governance?

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            2 years ago

            Yes, it is logical. When you want to assert authority and remain in power, it is, in fact, logical to ban your opposition. But it is not democratic. It’s fascist.

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                    2 years ago

                    But how are they “trying” to be. What effort was made to be democratic? Was it when America organized a coup of the popularly elected government in 2014? Was it when they integrated ethnic cleansing Nazis into the government? Was it when they banned their opposition? Was it when they closed their borders to all men eligible to the draft? Was it when they promised to sell off national assets to western corporations on the stock market? Was it when they declared their desire to be a second Israel (a literal genocidal apartheid state)?

                    What part of this is an “attempt” at democracy??