"U.S. officials worry that Assad could win the 2021 Syrian election, one way or the other, and remain in power for years to come."


https://www.newyorker.com/sections/news/trump-to-let-assad-stay-until-2021-as-putin-declares-victory-in-syria …
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When we talk about spreading democracy we mean expanding the part of the world which has its fate decided by American voters
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I think I heard the first part of this on the radio just now. 違和感!(which I like to translate as, you’ve wandered into goatee-universe TOS.)
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yeah, I just keep marveling at that choice of words: they worry that he might win "one way or the other" in other words...fairly or by cheating. in other words, *even if he wins fair and square* we're still looking for reasons to shoot
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Because what people care about isn’t in fact democracy but outcomes. Which—if so, own it, but think about what you’re owning.
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