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In a tiny country. Imelda Marcos exercised a similar level of power in a country >5x the size of Romania. The fact that he threw in Margaret Thatcher (who was
by djrogers 5y ago
In a tiny country. Imelda Marcos exercised a similar level of power in a country >5x the size of Romania.
The fact that he threw in Margaret Thatcher (who was not a dictator, and thus didn’t have as have much raw power) kinda shows that the author was just pulling opinions out of thin air, or exaggerating for effect, rather than carefullly measuring ‘raw power’.
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- Beldin 5y agoOn the other hand, Tatcher was a world leader (behind Reagan and Gorbatsjov). Her power to dictate the life of civilians in her country was less than that of dictators; her ability to influence the world beyond her country's borders far greater.
- tptacek 5y agoI think the point here is that Elena Ceausescu wasn't a world leader. Nobody is disputing Thatcher's importance.