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Latin America

OBenario4

(252 posts) Mon Oct 16, 2017, 07:32 PM Oct 2017

Some Americans have a funny definition of "democracy"... [View all]

Angela Merkel ruling Germany for 4 consecutive mandates?

Democracy.

Trump becoming president, even though Hillary Clinton had an advantage of 3 million votes?

Democracy.

Opposition in Venezuela does not win majority?

DICTATORSHIP.

Basically, for some Americans, it's only a dictatorship when the left wing wins.

And by "some Americans", unfortunatelly, I'm including DUers.

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Some Americans have a funny definition of "democracy"... [View all] OBenario4 Oct 2017 OP

So true, so true. Judi Lynn Oct 2017 #1

We would think progressives worldwide... OBenario4 Oct 2017 #2

The people who involve themselves in destroying leftist Presidents do the same things every time. Judi Lynn Oct 2017 #4

No question whether or not it was a fair election. Just look at what the socialists have done there Bacchus4.0 Oct 2017 #3

Since 2013 Venezuelan GDP has dropped 35 percent and per capita GDP has dropped 40 percent.... EX500rider Oct 2017 #5

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