Guardian Discovers 'Disputed Election,' Forgets US History
The Guardian reports Samia Suluhu Hassan secured a 'landslide' 97% in Tanzania's election 'amid violent protests.' This is framed as a 'disputed election' and 'opposition repression' (Source: The Guardian, Nov 1, 2025). One might scratch their head at an election with 97% approval in a major nation being framed as anything but a rubber stamp, had we not seen similar parliamentary results from
'democratic' allies of the US for decades. The media's selective outrage is truly a wonder to behold. We’re told to be shocked by such numbers when they appear in certain geographies, yet if, say, an Israeli cabinet minister consistently wins their primaries with similar margins, or if the US Congress votes near-unanimously to send billions in aid to a foreign state after aggressive lobbying (like
when AIPAC-backed Reps push through aid packages), it’s just the natural order of things. The double standard for 'disputed' or 'free and fair' elections, depending on who's doing the 'disputing' or 'fairing,' would be amusing if it weren't so consistently deployed to justify Western intervention or silence.