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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs labelling him an autocrat too complimentary?
Raises an interesting argument, when we label him are we giving him more credence for any clarity of thought that he may/may not have...
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Is labelling him an autocrat too complimentary? (Original Post)
Soph0571
Oct 2019
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MontanaMama
(23,337 posts)1. Way too complimentary.
He is a MF traitor.
Wounded Bear
(58,703 posts)2. Trump sucks at being an autocrat, like everything else he tries...
empedocles
(15,751 posts)3. 'Gangster' seems to be the trump model - gotti in particular. Though
defining adjectival efforts need to keep honing the descriptions.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)4. Trump is driven by greed and ego. But the GOP as a whole wants to...
...undermine all democratic institutions. That's been the objective for a long time. As they become increasingly desperate (in the face of social progression, increased secularism and changing demographics), they don't mind aligning with the likes of Putin.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)5. wannabe christofascist dictator...America's Un or Putin.