• adhocfungus@midwest.social
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      Yeah, I kinda assumed all elections from here on out will be like Russia: you can vote for whoever you want, but it won’t count and you’re going to get a visit afterwards.

      • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        I wish its a Russia situation, at least then I can claim political asylum in EU.

        Nope, we’re getting a Turkey situation, where the world still recognize the US as a democracy. So no political asylum to the EU lol.

        (But also, people in Turkey have Schengen access, US citizens don’t have such a thing. So its like Turkey minus Schengen, even worse than Turkey lol)

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            Its one of the requirements for political asylum.

            For example:

            • Protesters in Tianamen Square in 1989 (some fled to the US)

            • Falun Gong practicitioners

            • Hong Kong Protesters

            You have to have a lot of documentations, you can’t just show up at the border and claim it.

            If you country is recognized as a democratic country, your chances drop to almost zero. I literally have never heard of anyone from a western democratic country getting political asylum to another western democracic country.

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      “Allowed to win” implies they’re actually trying to win rather than simply being “controlled opposition” for the Republican party to make elections appear legitimate.