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Did he persecute people like Pinochet did? Calling him a dictator is like having someone saying that misgendering them caused them PTSD: it is putting war induc
by 6sup6 4y ago
Did he persecute people like Pinochet did? Calling him a dictator is like having someone saying that misgendering them caused them PTSD: it is putting war induced trauma in the same bag as whatever misgendering is.
- arcticbull 4y ago"Persecuting people like Pinochet" isn't really the bar. I was alluding to the time he brought the military into the legislature to force through his 'crime package.' [1] Belorussian leader Alexander Lukashenko refers to himself as the "last dictator in Europe" and I don't think he "persecutes people like Pinochet." He was also elected. [1] https://www.npr.org/2020/02/10/804407503/troops-occupy-el-salvadors-legislature-to-back-president-s-crime-package?t=1652345374623 https://www.npr.org/2020/02/10/804407503/troops-occupy-el-sa...
- vba616 4y agoI have no idea who exactly is or isn't a dictator, but there is a Spanish word for the situation when a democratically or legally elected leader acquires dictatorial powers by breaking down institutions: it's called an "autogolpe" or self-coup. I realize it happens outside of Central and South America, but it's suggestive that there's a specific word.