cmeio@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · edit-216 days agoRomanian presidential election is anulledlemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoWhy can’t the US do the same to Russia’s social media sites? Let them have some political upheaval for a change.
minus-squareTimoth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoI think this play only works on democratic countries unfortunately.
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoRussia is very locked down. They regularly ban outside media. On top of that, Putin arrests/assasinates political competition, and puts in place a controlled opposition. And finally, their elections are fake.
minus-squareMaalus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoBecause Russia controls these sites and wouldn’t let any sensible opposition in. Putin is trying to be a dictator for life with illusions of democracy (you need to give ambitious people the illusion that they could do something).
Why can’t the US do the same to Russia’s social media sites? Let them have some political upheaval for a change.
I think this play only works on democratic countries unfortunately.
Russia is very locked down. They regularly ban outside media.
On top of that, Putin arrests/assasinates political competition, and puts in place a controlled opposition.
And finally, their elections are fake.
Because Russia controls these sites and wouldn’t let any sensible opposition in. Putin is trying to be a dictator for life with illusions of democracy (you need to give ambitious people the illusion that they could do something).