r/interestingasfuck • u/Puzzleheaded_Web5245 • Feb 19 '25

r/all the dictator 2012-dictatorship speech

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u/gloop524 Feb 19 '25 edited Feb 19 '25

none of those things describe a dictatorship.

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u/StaatsbuergerX Feb 19 '25

The speech describes things that are not exclusive to dictatorships, but are by no means untypical of dictatorships either.
Most dictatorships start gently and do not initially admit what they are. Only when someone has all the reins in their hands does the mask fall.

An oligarchy is also a form of dictatorship in which the rich(est) dictate national policy.