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    1 year ago

    there is no such thing as a distinction between “democracy” and “authoritarian”.

    Lol. Ok.

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      1 year ago

      That’s not really a good-faith response. You’re not engaging with what “authority” actually means, or why one state that murders and imprisons people for trying to overthrow the state is different to another state that murders and imprisons people for trying to overthrow the state, these happen under both. What is the country with the largest prison population in the world? Do you not consider that authoritarian? Why not? The US operates Guantanamo on land that Cuba doesn’t want it on, and refuses to close Guantanamo and return the land to the Cuban people, is that not authoritarian? Why not?

      What specific part of Cuba’s electoral system is authoritarian?