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0 pointstoyg1mo ago0 comments

The two concepts are not exclusive. You could have "elections" but with heavy ICE presence at the polls "to guarantee security", effectively ensuring only the "right kind of people" will vote. That's not free elections.

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margalabargala1mo ago

That's fine. You didn't say "free elections", you said "elections not held at all". There's a difference.

toygOP1mo ago

that's a pedantic and fundamentally useless distinction in practice.

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margalabargala1mo ago

That's fine. You didn't say "free elections", you said "elections not held at all". There's a difference.

toygOP1mo ago

that's a pedantic and fundamentally useless distinction in practice.

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