Is it surprising that some lefties that often complain about the abuse of terrorism charges, or about lawfare against Lula, are now celebrating Anez's arrest?
That was a great point about incentives for authoritarian leaders to hold free and fair elections. I thought something analogous when Evo left: it's bad for the international community to use a technicality such as the fact the he resigned to be neutral or deny it was a coup (due to open military pressure). Leaders might resign because they don't want to risk more political violence, but if they don't get diplomatic support then they might instead prefer to resist, even if that means more violence.
Is it surprising that some lefties that often complain about the abuse of terrorism charges, or about lawfare against Lula, are now celebrating Anez's arrest?
That was a great point about incentives for authoritarian leaders to hold free and fair elections. I thought something analogous when Evo left: it's bad for the international community to use a technicality such as the fact the he resigned to be neutral or deny it was a coup (due to open military pressure). Leaders might resign because they don't want to risk more political violence, but if they don't get diplomatic support then they might instead prefer to resist, even if that means more violence.
Outstanding edition today, you make some really interesting points!