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      1 year ago

      Just for clarity, it’s not a democracy because a coup was attempted? Doesn’t matter that it failed and there was no interruption?

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          1 year ago

          Usually a coup is counted as a success if the person executing it takes it remains in power.
          Trump did not remain in power, and the attempt is counted as a failure.

          It’s a clear sign that there’s danger to the democracy, but that doesn’t mean the coup didn’t fail or that the democracy has.
          Hitler took power after a failed coup, but that doesn’t mean that the coup wasn’t a failure, since he didn’t take power as a result of the coup.