• supertrucker
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    2 days 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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        2 days 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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          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.