Leaders from Italy and Germany called the Russian president's plan "propaganda" and "dictatorial".

Leaders from Italy and Germany called the Russian president’s plan “propaganda” and “dictatorial”.

Archived version: https://archive.ph/TkjNS

  • Skua@kbin.earth
    71·
    5 months ago

    Sure, so “following the law” is not a value judgment one way or the other. It depends on whether the law is just. However, the accusation here is that Zelenskyy is a dictator because he banned elections. This is simply untrue; he did not make that decision.

      • Skua@kbin.earth
        42·
        5 months ago

        It is not even slightly weird or dictatorial to ban parties that are cooperating with an invading army, and the parties that got banned are not even a majority of the opposition members of the parliament

        • Adlach@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
          24·
          5 months ago

          Yes, no dictator has ever used “aiding the enemy” as an excuse. 👍

          • Skua@kbin.earth
            41·
            5 months ago

            “Dictators have a done a thing” alone does not make the thing dictatorial, and at no point did I say “dictators never do this, therefore it is not dictatorial”. Are you really trying to argue that acting against literal wartime treason makes someone a dictator? If not, you’re going to need more of an explanation