https://www.rt.com/russia/609065-simonyan-west-democracy-death/Western Democracy... perhaps... but Democracy itself isn't dead, has never been dead and can't die, a single person can only do so much... it has always existed in various forms throughout history (Not every King or Emperor was in direct line for it) and I know many of those from the US are quick to call the USA a 'Republic' and this is correct but it's also very naïve IMO.
Even if you lay down some terms to try and prevent the masses from going mad, if they are intent on going mad no piece of paper will stop them, it will be merely reinterpreted, such as
"freedom of speech is not freedom of reach" and other such nonsense.
This is why IMO, the stone which the builders rejected is the head of the corner (Matthew 21:42), and why the American Revolution and the French Revolution ended very differently although they both followed the same recipe.
Therefore, what's happened in Romania with calls for another round of elections because they didn't get the result they wanted is actually a good thing, not a bad thing, for it exposes them thwarting the will of the people, now they are in the position of a dictator clinging to power, yea they will extend their reign... but they can't hold it IMO... as all it takes is the opportunity to arise which it inevitably does if they don't have the will of the people behind them.
Just like with Trump, they used mail in ballots and unprecedented fraud in 2020 to oust him, now if this were truly democratic, then Trump running in 2024 would have been nonsensical... so they extended their reign, but they inevitably failed precisely because they cheated and were total frauds... it's just a matter of time now.
The same is the case with Romania IMO, even if he loses the election due to such undemocratic means, if he has the numbers, other opportunities will present themselves (although one cannot stoop to the same level otherwise they are no better). Wise as serpents and innocent as doves (Matthew 10:16).
The biggest difference is the collapse of propaganda, which is a doubled edged sword, it's a strength until it's exposed then it's a great weakness because at the end of the day, any deception or dishonesty eventually backfires IMO. As Yuri Bezmenov said, subversion is a two way street... if they are dishonest... be more honest... if they are immoral... be more moral... the parallels will become stark IMO.
Prigozhin failed IMO first because of the caliber of President Putin and secondly, because democratically he failed to win the majority. BLM failed to create a violent and undemocratic overthrow of power against Trump because of the caliber of Trump and because democratically they failed to win the majority and when they did oust him... it didn't last because it was fraudulent.
Anyway, just thought I'd share some thoughts on it.
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