The line between being an autocrat
and a dictator is a thin, but important.
A dictator allows no official opposition
and no other party to be form itself within his state.
Trust me, the history of female dictators is a short one.
An autocrat allows opposition to form itself
against his government, but undermines that opposition
at every turn, making effective opposition towards him impossible.
What they share
is that they both hate leaving power willingly, or alive.
Both see the idea of a democracy
where the end does not justify the means
as a weakness that is beyond unforgivable,
and last, and far from least, they see accurately reflecting
the will of the people as an unforgivable weakness.
What democracies, autocrats, and dictators
all have in common is that they all need to be voted for,
and they are all reliant on buoyant economies for their support
when they all know that economies are inherently unstable.
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