Agnieszka Paczynska
@apaczynska.bsky.social
Professor at GMU. Peace and conflict. And everything in between. Girl mom. Karate, cats and wine lover.
Reposted by Agnieszka Paczynska
Let's start with the "best" scenario right now: that the US. remains a "competitive authoritarian" system. We have elections that are unfree and unfair, but not total and complete shams.
This means that:
This means that:
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Let's start with the "best" scenario right now: that the US. remains a "competitive authoritarian" system. We have elections that are unfree and unfair, but not total and complete shams.
This means that:
This means that:
Reposted by Agnieszka Paczynska
1) it will be difficult — but not impossible — for the opposition to win elections; and
2) if the government overtly steals an election, it can be toppled via widespread popular mobilization *if* the security services split or abandon the regime.
2) if the government overtly steals an election, it can be toppled via widespread popular mobilization *if* the security services split or abandon the regime.
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
1) it will be difficult — but not impossible — for the opposition to win elections; and
2) if the government overtly steals an election, it can be toppled via widespread popular mobilization *if* the security services split or abandon the regime.
2) if the government overtly steals an election, it can be toppled via widespread popular mobilization *if* the security services split or abandon the regime.