RNAi [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agoUncle: "So you know that Evo guy from Bolivia? He pretended to be a communist but actually the economy did great under him. Weird thing"hexbear.netimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageUncle: "So you know that Evo guy from Bolivia? He pretended to be a communist but actually the economy did great under him. Weird thing"hexbear.netRNAi [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareRNAi [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAnd yet he won the actual elections. As I said, extremely shortsight and stupid move, and yet he never lost.
minus-squareLemvi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoI don’t get your point. Is a referendum not an “actual election”?
minus-squareRuthlessCriticism [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoA plebiscite is not an election.
minus-squareRNAi [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI was talking about presidential elections. The opposition coalitions never produced a candidate that people preferred over Evo. Cuz their policies sucked.
And yet he won the actual elections. As I said, extremely shortsight and stupid move, and yet he never lost.
I don’t get your point. Is a referendum not an “actual election”?
A plebiscite is not an election.
I was talking about presidential elections. The opposition coalitions never produced a candidate that people preferred over Evo. Cuz their policies sucked.