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		zirgs on April 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China plans to ban exports of rare earth magnet te... The USA also got rid of Trump peacefully. The Belarussians tried to get rid of Lukashenko and failed. And now their territory is being used to commit war crimes against Ukrainian civilians. In democracies voters can fix their mistakes without risking their life and freedom.

Herval_freire on April 7, 2023 [–]

Yes agreed. That's a huge benefit. But it also comes with a downside. The fix for the mistake can immediately by unfixed in a subsequent election.

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