• Zorque@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    Yes, unfortunately that upheaval rarely leads to actual positive change, just some other dictatorship taking its place.

    • mrbutterscotch@feddit.org
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      15 minutes ago

      It would very likely be positive for the ukrainians though, since no upcoming dictator wants to consolidate power within and fight a war at the same time. Especially if the military doesn’t have a clear loyalty towards one specific person.

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        15 hours ago

        For context for anyone who sees this and doesn’t know, that was a revolution and not an assassination

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          7 hours ago

          You would think, but the 2 were actually not that tightly connected.
          While the people protested, Nicolae Ceaușescu was judged by a military tribunal by people high up who had power in the old system, led by a general. Ceaușescu was allowed no defense. And he was executed immediately after together with his wife.

          It was very much an assassination. An assassination by his own, who used to follow his orders, and who were guilty themselves.