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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by gradus_ad on Saturday January 03, 2026 @12:10PM (#46479018)
Why, because the guy you don't like won the election? What a joke.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by JKCalhoun on Saturday January 03, 2026 @12:42PM (#46479384)
Probably because there appear to no longer be checks and balances.
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Re:Venezuela's capital hit by explosions, smoke seen by yks on Saturday January 03, 2026 @01:17PM (#46479753)
Authoritarians can legitimately win elections, as in receiving the majority of the cast votes, there is no “joke” or contradiction here.
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