RNAi [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agoUncle: "So you know that Evo guy from Bolivia? He pretended to be a communist but actually the economy did great under him. Weird thing"hexbear.netimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageUncle: "So you know that Evo guy from Bolivia? He pretended to be a communist but actually the economy did great under him. Weird thing"hexbear.netRNAi [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoYou know the justices are also elected there, right? It’s not like he packed the court to keep in office. Beyond that, when the choice is between an elected official and a literal military dictator, which path do you think supports democracy?
minus-squareLemvi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoThis again. The fact that I am critizising the one does not mean I support the other. On the contrary, if you wanna read my first comment again.
minus-squareGarbageShoot [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoThe immediate choice was between those two. Picking what he picked is not undermining democracy, it was attempting to save it.
You know the justices are also elected there, right? It’s not like he packed the court to keep in office.
Beyond that, when the choice is between an elected official and a literal military dictator, which path do you think supports democracy?
This again. The fact that I am critizising the one does not mean I support the other. On the contrary, if you wanna read my first comment again.
The immediate choice was between those two. Picking what he picked is not undermining democracy, it was attempting to save it.