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> It's only because the people there tolerate it. Or they're too poor to leave for greener pastures. Dictators are in power not because their people tolerate t
by bezier-curve 3y ago
> It's only because the people there tolerate it.
Or they're too poor to leave for greener pastures. Dictators are in power not because their people tolerate them, but because they don't have a choice in many cases. There's exceptions, but generally the stigmatized term "banana republic" aptly describes many of these places dictators control for a reason.
- shiroiuma 3y ago>Dictators are in power not because their people tolerate them, but because they don't have a choice in many cases. They absolutely do: they can rise up and revolt. How is a dictator going to stop them? He's one person. How exactly does one person stay in power over millions? No dictator in history has ever been a Marvel-comics-style supervillain with fantastical powers. Dictators stay in power because their people tolerate them.