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14 Killed in anti-government protests in Nepal
Youths overthrew the government in Bangladesh last year based on similar outrage circulating on social networks. And what happened? The interim government banned the political activities of the only party that's won an election in recent memory:
https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/bangladesh-ban-awami-le...
. Meanwhile, the Islamist parties have been un-banned and are resurgent:
https://thediplomat.com/2025/08/resurgence-of-jamaat-e-islam...
https://eastasiaforum.org/2025/04/07/political-islam-could-f...
. Youths are fucking dumb.
As George Washington said in Hamilton: "Ah, winning was easy, young man. Governing's harder."
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As George Washington said in Hamilton: "Ah, winning was easy, young man. Governing's harder."