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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi. Romanian here. We lived under a dictatorship and Russian influence before. We won't let it happen again. [/quote]

So you want to not have democracy to not have a dictatorship? Please make it make sense.[/quote]

They want a democracy with elections that are not heavily influenced by nefarious foreign elements, something we failed to achieve here. They want elections that reflect the will of the people, not Putin.

I would think the US is a wake up call for many democracies on how not to run an electoral process, and what happens when you don’t get it right. People are still in awe at how far the country has fallen in such a short time and don’t want to suffer the same fate. [/quote]

What didn’t you cancel the recent elections in Germany. Didn’t Elon Musk influence that election by using his platform to support the right wing parties?

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What’s going on in Romania is far more blatant. Elmer’s involvement in German elections was relatively minor, and he’s not an existential threat. Banning a candidate is an extreme action, but it’s in response to an extreme threat. You can compare this to being at war; some rules have to go out the window. [/quote]

That’s the playbook of dictators.
Label anything as dangerous to declare a state of emergency. Enact martial law. Throw political opponents in jail. Cancel elections. These types of things never happen in true democracies.

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It’s a dicey game for sure. At some point someone has to make a judgement call though. Banning this guy was not one person’s decision, so it’s not a dictator thing. I do think Romania might be looking at the US and thinking they can’t allow the same to happen there, which is understandable. [/quote]

Exactly, they could be looking at the US and say hey, the population is dumb and can't be relies upon to elect someone who is actually good for the country.

Frankly, if only the college educated could vote, we would not have the Trump problem we have now. Too many uninformed voters who either have no idea of who they are voting for, too dumb to understand who they are voting for, and/or easily susceptible to propaganda. [/quote]

Like Liberty University graduates, or would we pick and choose the colleges that turn out acceptable voters?[/quote]

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