Topic: The "Democratic" Republic of the Congo
Anonymous A started this discussion 3 weeks ago #133,081
Electoral autocracy: there are elections, you can vote, there are ten parties, they all have seats in government, but "the sacred union of the nation" coalition wins more than 90% of the seats in parliament and the president wins 73% of the vote.
"On election day, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), in violation of electoral law, extended voting to 21 December for polling stations that had not opened on 20 December. Some polling stations stayed open on their own accord for up to six extra days."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_general_election
"On election day, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), in violation of electoral law, extended voting to 21 December for polling stations that had not opened on 20 December. Some polling stations stayed open on their own accord for up to six extra days."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo_general_election
Anonymous A (OP) double-posted this 3 weeks ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #1,418,970
Truly, one of the systems of government of all time.
Anonymous A (OP) triple-posted this 3 weeks ago, 2 minutes later, 4 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,418,971
The guy who lost the election even got put under house arrest and the military surrounded his house.
boof joined in and replied with this 3 weeks ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,418,989
hey, if political assholes use the name National Socialists to "prove" that Nazis aren't really fascists, then that Congo must be a fucking democracy
I mean, people just can't name something and not live up to it can they
I mean, people just can't name something and not live up to it can they
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 3 weeks ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,418,990
@previous (boof)
German has a long history with this. Take the Holy Roman Empire which was not holy, Roman, or an empire.
German has a long history with this. Take the Holy Roman Empire which was not holy, Roman, or an empire.
boof replied with this 3 weeks ago, 7 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,418,992
fuck!
Anonymous C replied with this 3 weeks ago, 15 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,418,997
Tbh given slavery and segregation and all that I’m kinda surprised America didn’t turn out like the DRC from the get-go democracy-wise.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 2 days later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,419,411
@1,418,989 (boof)
The Nazis were fascist and that's because they were socialist.
Political analysts have sayings like "socialism decays into fascism" or "fascism is the final form of socialism". Socialism is a transitional state into fascism.
The first thing socialists do is steal everything they can. Money is power, and this consolidation of wealth leads to tyrannical authoritarianism.
The Nazis were fascist and that's because they were socialist.
Political analysts have sayings like "socialism decays into fascism" or "fascism is the final form of socialism". Socialism is a transitional state into fascism.
The first thing socialists do is steal everything they can. Money is power, and this consolidation of wealth leads to tyrannical authoritarianism.
boof replied with this 2 weeks ago, 4 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,419,412
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 9 hours later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,419,447
@1,419,411 (D)
Uh… if that were true Vietnam should be building gas chambers by now, but they’re not…
Uh… if that were true Vietnam should be building gas chambers by now, but they’re not…
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 2 weeks ago, 47 minutes later, 2 days after the original post[^] [v] #1,419,456
