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>>509261888
>"Sham elections" is just CIA nu-speak for
No, words have meanings, you subhuman filth.

Elections are shown to be legitimate via transparency.
The only reason to NOT have transparency is so you can steal the election like in Russia.

This isn't some "innocent until proven guilty" bullshit.
We're talking about a government legitimizing its rule, and Russia hasn't done it.
They just put on a little show.