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    18 days ago

    The magic words worked because they were backed by the power of institutions that people trust.

    The mistake this guy made - the mistake that the US Republicans are absolutely not making - is that he did not sufficiently erode public faith in those institutions first.

    • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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      17 days ago

      Nor did he secure political and military alliences before hand. You can only stop coups by voting if it is a really shit coup lol

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        He actually did have the backing of a lot of the military top brass. The problem is that the rank and file wouldn’t back the brass in clearly violating lawful orders from the government. A big part of why those soldiers sent into parliament did such a shit job is because they obviously weren’t even sure they were supposed to be there.

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      President trying to coup? Just say no, they cannot legally take over your government without your consent!

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        It honestly sounds too good to be true that you can be getting invaded by soldiers, and you can just say ‘no’ and they go away. That is the power of law.

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      On December 3, when President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea declared martial law, soldiers were deployed to the National Assembly, blocking access and creating chaos. Despite the military presence, some opposition politicians physically fought past soldiers and barricades to reach the emergency meeting. Their actions allowed an emergency session to take place, where 190 lawmakers voted unanimously to overturn the martial law order.

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    16 days ago

    Their libs have maybe under 10 seats, even though capitalists try to claim they are. Doesn’t seem like they had any power in this

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      Liberalism is not the Liberal party. It’s the marriage of capitalism and democracy that most countries have today.