• skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.deM
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      3 个月前

      Pedro Castillo was arrested by his own security detail, it’s kinda hard to beat this. Hotdog man didn’t even get within 200km of Moscow. You only get successful coups in Africa these days

  • 1SimpleTailor@startrek.website
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    Biggest argument in favor of compulsory military service I’ve ever seen. The everyday citizen soldiers didn’t give a fuck about the coup, and weren’t willing to risk confrontation with their military trained fellow citizens for a wannabe dictator. It was a beautiful thing.

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      I mean, at least that one had some kind of military support and an iota of planning. Seems like Yoon just had a bit of a breakdown, doesn’t seem like people in his own party even knew anything was happening.

      South Korea may be a bit more conservative than other western democracies, but the people definitely aren’t afraid to hit the streets and fucking riot if needed. None but a few fucking weirdo new right people really want anything to do with dictatorships anymore.