• ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml
    hexagon
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    1 month ago
    • dictatorship - a government that represents the working majority
    • democracy - a government that represents the interests of US oligarchs
    • Bartsbigbugbag@lemmy.ml
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      1 month ago

      https://www.npr.org/2024/06/01/nx-s1-4983063/in-mexicos-election-social-programs-could-be-a-deciding-factor-for-voters

      Some gems from the story:

      PERALTA: Denise Dresser is a political scientist and a pro-democracy activist. She sees something more sinister, and she's been traveling the country issuing dire warnings. Not long ago, Mexico was known as the perfect dictatorship.

      PERALTA: Yes, Morena has instituted new social programs, but, she says, they are also consolidating power.

      They’re making life better for nearly everyone, but at what cost?