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A comment on Romanian court annuls result of presidential election first round. Parent comment

Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by wumeow on Friday December 06, 2024 @01:22PM (#42342513)
> Why is there barely any resistance to blatant attempts to undermine democracy?

Because of normalcy bias[0] after the fall of the USSR. The West assumed that we'd all hold hands and walk together into the future but that was not the case.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalcy_bias

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Re:Romanian court annuls result of presidential election fir... by protomolecule on Friday December 06, 2024 @01:56PM (#42342919)
Yeah, right. Holding hands.

Excerpts From Pentagon's Plan: 'Prevent the Re-Emergence of a New Rival' [0]

[0] https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/excerpts-from-penta...

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