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> There is no dictatorship ... He's the democratically elected The first part does not follow from the second. It's much easier to become dictator when in pow
by SideburnsOfDoom 9mo ago
> There is no dictatorship ... He's the democratically elected
The first part does not follow from the second. It's much easier to become dictator when in power, e.g. after being democratically elected. It's a common route. See also Self-coup / autocoup (1).
Of course, nothing like that could even be attempted in the USA! (2) /s
1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup
2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup#Notable_events_described_as_attempted_self-coups https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup#Notable_events_descr...