• livus@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago
    • There are things called bullets that coup leaders use to stop ordinary citizens from carrying out democracy.

    • There are things called arms dealers that provide the guns and bullets.

    • There are things called oil companies and mining companies that provide support for governments that act in their favour.

    I could go on. But pretending that ordinary African people don’t want fairly elected leadership would be cynical and intellectually dishonest.