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Kyiv’s mayor worries Ukraine under Zelensky becoming increasingly autocratic (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Asked if he had ever been denied the opportunity to present his point of view on United News Telemarathon, Mr. Klitschko paused and bit his lip for 17 seconds before giving an indirect answer.

Mhmm

This whole article reads as FUD.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The time to critically analyse Zelensky's authority is when the Russian troops have withdrawn from Ukraine or when Zelensky has become an unbearable burden for Ukrainians. Obviously, both scenarios are far from occuring

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A stable authority is open to constructive criticism and not endangered by it. Instead it is strengthened by taking in and adapting to legitimate criticism.

And this is a story as old as humanity. Do the stories praise the kings that instilled fear and denied any criticism? Or do they praise the wise kings that listened to their people and never got blinded by themselves?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

The stories praise the winners, typically.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Do the stories praise the kings that instilled fear and denied any criticism? Or do they praise the wise kings that listened to their people and never got blinded by themselves?

As far as I can tell, there never was a wise king that listened to their people. There are certainly stories about such kings but this is mostly people romanticising the past.