The new crop of wannabe autocrats call every inconvenient fact a lie. They imply a vast conspiracy to undermine their "always right" supporters and the one and

The new crop of wannabe autocrats call every inconvenient fact a lie. They imply a vast conspiracy to undermine their "always right" supporters and the one and only leader who can fix things. In democracies with bad leaders you might get "it needs more study" or "we can't afford it" or just silence. At worst opponents are labeled "misguided". But the new autocrats end all conversation by turning facts and those who believe them into conspiring enemies.