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Yes 5 years is definitely enough time for someone to cool off about being a fascist
We definitely don't have any recent examples that would indicate that it's not enough time to keep someone away from office to limit the damage they could cause
That's not really a fair comparison since the Mango Mussolini didn't even START to see any consequences.
Le Pen is actually being charged for her crimes and sentenced to house arrest and a fine, with EXTRA punishment possible to likely.
It's kind of like saying that punishing murder doesn't help because OJ Simpson wasn't successfully rehabilitated by his lack of punishment.
It's not about rejecting the punishment, but how short it is