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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by orthoxerox on Sunday May 23, 2021 @12:34PM (#27256335)
> This is not a good choice in dictatorships as the population has no choice who to vote for.

The population voted for the opposition candidate, took to the streets when the results were rigged, but had no leaders willing to escalate the confrontation when the state had its pants down. The dictator has buckled his pants and has gradually reduced the opposition to posting memes in Telegram chats. And even this activity is no longer safe.

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by pedrosorio on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:55PM (#27257538)
> but had no leaders willing to escalate the confrontation when the state had its pants down

Are we talking about military leaders who support the current dictator? What could the leaders of the opposition have done to escalate the confrontation further?

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Re:Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', op... by sam_lowry_ on Sunday May 23, 2021 @02:57PM (#27257554)
> had no leaders Leaders were either killed or forced into exile.
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