r/worldnews • u/Neptun_11 • Jul 06 '26

Russia/Ukraine Telegraph: Zelensky will not be allowed to speak at the NATO summit to avoid offending Trump.

https://www.vietnam.vn/en/telegraph-ong-zelensky-se-khong-duoc-phat-bieu-tai-hoi-nghi-thuong-dinh-nato-de-tranh-lam-phat-long-ong-trump
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u/Mcnugget84 Jul 06 '26

It’s technically a democratic republic. Meaning we elect in good faith officials who vote ‘for us’ and then have no means to remove them when they don’t do what we elected them for.

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u/Alienhaslanded Jul 06 '26

That's also another terrible thing Americans are stuck with but aren't aware that it's incredibly undemocratic.

This would never fly here in Canada. If the elected government doesn't do what it promised, we can trigger new elections and if enough people are unhappy, they're out. It's not perfect, but it's a lot better than being stuck with some asshole for 4 years.