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Zohran Mamdani calls the president of Cuba and Venezuela “dictators who have stifled free and fair elections, jaled political opponents, and suppressed the free and fair press” (midwest.social)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38725765

https://www.latintimes.com/mamdani-breaks-silence-about-maduro-cuban-president-diaz-canel-how-jorge-ramos-daughter-paola-589809

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[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Using a western word against the west in a way the west nearly never uses that word. ...

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Oh I'm aware of its dictionary definition, but that's got little bearing on its colloquial usage.