Georgia goes ‘North Korea’ with bombshell plan to ban main opposition parties
Georgia goes ‘North Korea’ with bombshell plan to ban main opposition parties
EU ambitions face new blow as analyst warns the government’s move “would be the end of Georgia’s democracy.”
Holy shit; I thought at first that this was about the US state
And nothing about that seemed all that out of place 😕
154Seems like their actual name is translated as Sakartvelo, we should use that. And when the state of Georgia is in a headline it should be "The US state of Georgia."
40Endonyms are cool and based
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Atlantan here; same. 😬
9Augusta, also same 😐
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Default country syndrome.
1It's also within reason for a southern state to pull shit like this.
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Why bother with opposition parties when your country is a Russian vassal state?
63I always thought of Georgia as a country that hates Russia, given the whole Abkhazia and South Ossetia thing
30Russia invaded Georgia in 2008. That success likely had a role in why they continued with Ukraine in 2014.
36That was then, this is now. Russia doesn't control it yet, but this is the step to that.
25Politics are complicated, especially in post-Soviet bloc countries e.g. the lingering effects of Russification. But anytime a ruling party is looking to dissolve all opposition parties, and label them as criminals, it's because they feel threatened in some way.
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I honestly couldn't tell at first if this was about the country called Georgia or the American state called Georgia. It could honestly apply to both.
I hope the people of the nation of Georgia are able to overcome Putlers influence.
54Thanks to laws passed by Trump allies in the state Legislature, Raffensperger has been removed from the election board. Other members were removed as well, eventually handing control of the board to a three-member MAGA majority that is dedicated not to free and fair elections but to elections that Trump can win. Trump himself, at a recent rally in Georgia, celebrated those three members, by name, as his “pitbulls” for victory.
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Y'know, I'm pretty sure it's a big red flag if anyone or anything is "going North Korea".
33I don't think that I'd call this "North Korea". China isn't even North Korea, and China's a one party state that outright prohibits parties from existing that oppose the ruling party.
There's a spectrum of political repression, and North Korea is pretty far down it.
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I hate this, always wanted to visit Georgia, seems like a gorgeous country.
24And their people seem super friendly. Every Georgian I've came across online have been extremely nice.
9You still can, it's not fucked.. Yet.
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Trump said it best, "Why even have elections?".
21Hey, the best way to win is to ban the competition… says Russia, China, North Korea, heck even Cuba.
20Anyone pay attention to most recent Venezuelan election?
7Ignoring results is different. Pinky promise
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And look at how awesome that worked for Cuba, NK, China and ruzzia.
1Depends on who you ask. The
Chinese employeeshexbears and Lemmy.ml folks would argue with you… and say nothing at the same time.5
Bernie Sanders would like a word.
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Now this is giving me splinter cell vibes. I hope the CIA is not missing any agents in the area.
10Funny you mentioned, I've been thinking about the first Splinter Cell game lately lol.
2Wasn't it also the first ghost reacon?
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