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minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down4·edit-211 months ago There are things called bullets that coup leaders use to stop ordinary citizens from carrying out democracy. There are things called arms dealers that provide the guns and bullets. There are things called oil companies and mining companies that provide support for governments that act in their favour. I could go on. But pretending that ordinary African people don’t want fairly elected leadership would be cynical and intellectually dishonest.
There are things called bullets that coup leaders use to stop ordinary citizens from carrying out democracy.
There are things called arms dealers that provide the guns and bullets.
There are things called oil companies and mining companies that provide support for governments that act in their favour.
I could go on. But pretending that ordinary African people don’t want fairly elected leadership would be cynical and intellectually dishonest.