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submitted 10 months ago by NOT_RICHARD@lemmy.today to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hard to call it a continuous democracy when we just has a historically fresh coup attempt.

[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago

Eh I feel like segregation and suffrage issues are more condemning of this claim

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just for clarity, it's not a democracy because a coup was attempted? Doesn't matter that it failed and there was no interruption?

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Im failing to see where it failed. The instigator is currently the GOP frontrunner

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Usually a coup is counted as a success if the person executing it takes it remains in power.
Trump did not remain in power, and the attempt is counted as a failure.

It's a clear sign that there's danger to the democracy, but that doesn't mean the coup didn't fail or that the democracy has.
Hitler took power after a failed coup, but that doesn't mean that the coup wasn't a failure, since he didn't take power as a result of the coup.