• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    IMPORTANT DISTINCTION.

    It’s really not. Lincoln held midterms in the middle of the Civil War. FDR held elections after Pearl Harbor. Ffs, Bush cleaned up the year after 9/11 and rode the pro-war election wave through 2004.

    The idea that your elected leadership is immune to recall when you’re in a state of war is anathema to democracy. It insulates unpopular leaders and empowers military dictators.

    There is no distinction, save that liberals like Zelensky and hate Trump.