What is a self-coup? Relevant in terms of Ukraine conflict and possibly upcoming US elections, UK parliamment.
(en.wikipedia.org)
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Wow, there is a whole lot of subjectivity in that list of self coups and attempted self-coups.
Several of them are cases of reactions to stolen elections and foreign coups.
Indeed, subjectivity moves in the shadows, and yet it dominates the real world. And that sort of thing requires a exponentially more whole-lotta words, because it can be expected that there will be lotsa views. But consider this: what is in the Bible, is subjective on many levels, almost like a puzzle. There are objectively speaking, only a few archeological data-points. Yet we seek Truth there.
One of the issues with Modernity is that it tries to eliminate the subjective, e.g. religious views, or moral standpoints, that are labeled as 'bias'. The thought-process contains everything into little boxes, or files, and especially data-points are sought that can be listed and sorted. Indeed, any moral or legal reasoning is often sidelined in favor of a miniscule defnition.
This is the reason that media such as a collective encyclopedia appears to be so dis-jointed IMO.
Nevertheless, I agree with you. If one is to be objective, then one should at least agree on some principles that matter (e.g. regular, transparent, auditable elections which arguably reduce the possibility of self-coups) and not to make it about subjective values, even as the matter parades as objective ( because one can count the number of terms) - i.e. there MUST be a term-limit with an amendment to 'prove it', because um.
Was FDR considered a good president? Arguably yes, because he steered USA from a depression, through WW2, and served the people to the end of his life. Although he had his opponents. So, after his death, in 1951 there was the 22nd Amendment.
For constitutionalists, there may be some curly questions. Was the amendment made to prevent 'Good', well-liked presidents?