• ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    Just for clarity, it’s not a democracy because a coup was attempted? Doesn’t matter that it failed and there was no interruption?

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        10 months ago

        Usually a coup is counted as a success if the person executing it takes it remains in power.
        Trump did not remain in power, and the attempt is counted as a failure.

        It’s a clear sign that there’s danger to the democracy, but that doesn’t mean the coup didn’t fail or that the democracy has.
        Hitler took power after a failed coup, but that doesn’t mean that the coup wasn’t a failure, since he didn’t take power as a result of the coup.