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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (2 children)

Right? It's easy to bloviate about "free, ~~democratic~~ fair elections" when you're the world's superpower. When you live NEXT to the world's superpower, there's no such thing.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 hours ago

Fantastically well said. Cuba's a very democratic country, moreso than the US, so when people accuse it of not being so that can only mean they wish to remove the safeguards preventing US recolonization.

[–] MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world -1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

We said free and fair which is not the same as free and democratic.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Okay, I fixed it. Now what?