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[–] [email protected] 155 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not only is he alive, he is not even in prison and is looking to run again...

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago

The mind truly boggles

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I also find it odd that his best chance of going to prison isn't even related to the fact he tried to stage a coup.
Any other person, it would've been treason and locked up for life (if not a death sentence) for even trying - no question needed.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Well, there's also a weirdly huge number of people in places of power that're on his side, and there's nothing to be done about it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There is, but we don't have the stomach for it. France did it once.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We could have the stomach for it, but we'd have to get through a shitload of rednecks, good ol' boys, and the military & police.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

That's funny because that's also what you will say the next time he will be in power and won't leave. Y'all need to revolt before you pikachu face into a dictature.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Hasn't France had like 5 revolutions lol

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not to mention that a lot of federal judges are people he literally put in power

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Sounds like quite the flaw in the system.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

That's typically how a coup takes place.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Presumably because he's somewhere in the bush with his so called "revolutionary rebel army".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Somewhere in the George W Bush?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Among the bushes.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)