autismdragon [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-211 months agoThese "democracy maps" are always incredible. Cuba less democratic than Ukraine?hexbear.netimagemessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down10
arrow-up1157arrow-down1imageThese "democracy maps" are always incredible. Cuba less democratic than Ukraine?hexbear.netautismdragon [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.net to the_dunk_tank@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squareHuldra [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·11 months agoUkraine banned a Zelenskillion political parties in the time since the invasion lmao, with the exact reasoning of foreign/enemy influence that is deemed unacceptable for all the socialist “regimes”
minus-squareautismdragon [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·11 months agoWell yeah. Russian influence is bad because its a bad country, so its ok for Ukraine to ban pro-Russian parties. But the west are the good guys! So if a bad country fights western influence thats evil!
minus-squareCarbonScored [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-211 months agoDemocracy is when there fewer political parties to choose from, and the more parties you ban, the more democratic it is
minus-squareemizeko [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-211 months agonumber of parties with legislative representation in Ukraine: 6 number of parties with legislative representation in China: 9
minus-squareNPa [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoClearly this means Ukraine is more communist than China
minus-squareSacredExcrement [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·11 months agoHave you considered that Ukraine are ‘the good guys’ though?
Ukraine banned a Zelenskillion political parties in the time since the invasion lmao, with the exact reasoning of foreign/enemy influence that is deemed unacceptable for all the socialist “regimes”
Well yeah. Russian influence is bad because its a bad country, so its ok for Ukraine to ban pro-Russian parties.
But the west are the good guys! So if a bad country fights western influence thats evil!
Democracy is when there fewer political parties to choose from, and the more parties you ban, the more democratic it is
number of parties with legislative representation in Ukraine: 6
number of parties with legislative representation in China: 9
Clearly this means Ukraine is more communist than China
Have you considered that Ukraine are ‘the good guys’ though?