Nepal has lifted a ban on social media platforms following mass protests and the killing of 19 people in clashes with security forces, a government minister said.
Cabinet spokesman and Minister of Communication and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung said early on Tuesday that the government had rolled back the social media ban imposed last week.
Interesting nuance. Thanks.
Also wanted to comment that this is what democracy looks like. More or less. It would have been good if this had been done without 19 people dying but the general gist of: fuck off with this bullshit, is well placed
This is by definition what happens when democracy fails and no longer is democracy.
By literally every measure this is anything but democracy.
Absolutely not, this is not democracy. In a democracy, you would vote out the corrupt party and continue with your life.
This is a revolt, and it’s what happens when a government, of any kind, fails its people and also fails to provide them a means of legitimately changing the system.
Doubling down on repression to keep the current system is what leads to rebellion. Seems like the government has backed off, but the seeds are already there…
Absolutely yes
The reality of human nature means that citizens must be engaged in the political process and that the ruling classes need to be kept in line. Democracy does not work if the only consequences to corruption and totalitarianism by the proletariat is to be voted out of office eventually.