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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

What about Stalin who purged rivals and sent out hit men with ice picks to take out his critics? Or Xi Jinping who's been made President for life or whatever recently? Or Fidel Castro who basically led the country from the revolution until he was too old to run it? The DPRK which looks like a monarchy in all but name? No one says dictators run whole countries literally by themselves but they do dictatorial things to make sure people only loyal to them can have power, their word is law without going through other checks or balances by the people, like some popularly elected body or something.

I will admit though that after Stalin, the USSR changed out rulers pretty regularly so that doesn't seem like a dictatorship to me. Same with Cuba now after Castro. Now people just say it because those countries allow only one party I guess.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What about Stalin who purged rivals and sent out hit men with ice picks to take out his critics?

Purging fascists and Capitalists from the party is a good thing. Purging did not necessarily mean executing, it meant forcing out of the Party.

Or Xi Jinping who's been made President for life or whatever recently?

Mind sharing what you mean, "or whatever?" Are you arguing using facts that came to you in a dream?

Or Fidel Castro who basically led the country from the revolution until he was too old to run it?

Does getting re-elected make you a dictator? Lmao.

The DPRK which looks like a monarchy in all but name?

In what way?

No one says dictators run whole countries literally by themselves but they do dictatorial things to make sure people only loyal to them can have power, their word is law without going through other checks or balances by the people, like some popularly elected body or something.

Do you have evidence that there were not popularly elected bodies making all of the decisions, and that leaders of AES states were never contested successfully?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mind sharing what you mean, "or whatever?" Are you arguing using facts that came to you in a dream?

I guess it was just no term limits? Still, he's got control of all the levers of power and without term limits he can continue to consolidate power over time, gathering favors, loyalty, etc. There's a reason people like term limits and Mexico fought a couple wars over the idea.

In what way?

Power goes from father to son. They have elections but the person in power always wins like 100% of us vote, and I don't even think they have alternative candidates. Someone else above had a link that showed they have a person and you just vote "yes or no" for that person, which isn't very democratic if you don't know the alternative.

Do you have evidence that there were not popularly elected bodies making all of the decisions, and that leaders of AES states were never contested successfully?

I don't, but if you have proof that those things have happened before, I'd be curious to see them.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

I guess it was just no term limits? Still, he's got control of all the levers of power and without term limits he can continue to consolidate power over time, gathering favors, loyalty, etc. There's a reason people like term limits and Mexico fought a couple wars over the idea

If people reelect candidates, what purpose does limiting them serve?

Power goes from father to son. They have elections but the person in power always wins like 100% of us vote, and I don't even think they have alternative candidates. Someone else above had a link that showed they have a person and you just vote "yes or no" for that person, which isn't very democratic if you don't know the alternative.

Untrue, generally.

I don't, but if you have proof that those things have happened before, I'd be curious to see them.

Try Reading This Soviet World, or Blackshirts and Reds.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 weeks ago

What about Stalin who purged rivals and sent out hit men with ice picks to take out his critics?

Purging fascists and Capitalists from the party is a good thing. Purging did not necessarily mean executing, it meant forcing out of the Party.

Or Xi Jinping who's been made President for life or whatever recently?

Mind sharing what you mean, "or whatever?" Are you arguing using facts that came to you in a dream?

Or Fidel Castro who basically led the country from the revolution until he was too old to run it?

Does getting re-elected make you a dictator? Lmao.

The DPRK which looks like a monarchy in all but name?

In what way?

No one says dictators run whole countries literally by themselves but they do dictatorial things to make sure people only loyal to them can have power, their word is law without going through other checks or balances by the people, like some popularly elected body or something.

Do you have evidence that there were not popularly elected bodies making all of the decisions, and that leaders of AES states were never contested successfully?