How #tyrants undermine #democracy..

But the worst thing in the lives of #tyrants is that they fear those they should trust and always trust those who are not trustworthy.

Sed hoc pessimum habet tyrannorum vita, ut quidus fidendum est metuant semper fidantque quibus fidei nichil est.

Francesco #Petrarca, De remediis 1.95.8

History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
#WIRED
Mar 18, 2025
Professor and authoritarianism scholar #RuthBenGhiat joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about #dictators and #fascism. Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? What's the difference between a #dictatorship, an #autocracy, and #authoritarianism? What are the most common personality traits found in #tyrants and dictators? Is Xi Jinping a dictator? How do dictators amass wealth? Professor Ben-Ghiat answers these questions and many more on Tech Support: Dictator Support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw

Happy tyrant killing day to those that celebrate. #caesar #tyrants #coup #march15

On this day, 2068 years ago, Roman Senators stabbed Julius Caesar to death in the Senate Chamber for turning the Roman Republic into a monarchy.
It didn't end the new monarchy, but it was worth the shot and remains an inspirational example for the fight against tyrants, and bitch got what he deserved.

#Maxar Technologies restricts Ukraine’s access to satellite imagery

Move follows US decision to halt #intelligence sharing with Ukraine

According to #Militarnyi, the restriction was imposed under an order from U.S. President Donald #Trump's administration, with the State Department prohibiting U.S. companies from providing #satellite #data to #Ukraine.

https://kyivindependent.com/maxar-technologies-reportedly-restricts-ukraines-access-to-satellite-imagery/

"Democracies can survive a lot, but they collapse when soldiers, police officers, and intelligence agents no longer serve the state ... that's sort of the absolute worst-case scenario."

#coup #tyrants #uspol #Trump #TrumpCrimeSyndicate

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/marcel-dirsus-interview-trump-how-tyrants-fall

"The tyrant usually tries to destroy as many institutions as possible because they’re constraints on his power."

~ Marcel Dirsus

#tyranny #tyrants #chaos #destruction #authoritarianism #Trump #Musk #Putin #FederalGovernment #workers #firings
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https://www.publicnotice.co/p/marcel-dirsus-interview-trump-how-tyrants-fall

#Brazilian president accuses Trump of seeking to be ‘emperor of the world’

Lula da #Silva stated #Trump's actions show that “he is trying to become #emperor of the world”

He's chiming in on all countries & in all public policies

Lula da Silva urged the US president to respect the #sovereignty of other nations.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/02/20/7499333/

#Aquinas observes that "#tyrants are more afraid of good people than of evil people." The #Antichrist prefers bad people to good people.
https://www.matthewfox.org/donation-store/trump-the-maga-movement-as-anti-christ-a-handbook-for-the-2024-election
#47ParrotsPutinsUkraineLies
#47WouldLoveDictatorZelenskyy

Where are all the guys with cosplay guns who were getting ready to protect America from #tyrants ?

...stand by #Ukraine ... #democracy must not just cave in to the #autocrats demands !
#tyrants #fascism #humanrights #freedomofspeech #freepress #nato

Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ like China, Russia

#Google’s maps division on Monday reclassified the U.S. as a “sensitive country,” a designation it reserves for states with strict governments and border disputes,

Google’s list of “sensitive” countries includes:

- China
- Russia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/google-reclassifies-us-as-sensitive-country-like-china-russia-.html

How Trump 2.0 could herald new age of #authoritarian #capitalism

Trump’s #weaponisation of US power poses a threat to peace, prosperity and the planet. It must be strongly resisted

After four years of narrowly avoiding #prison, Donald #Trump is back in the White House. For many observers outside the US, the re-election of a #convicted #felon who tried to illegally overturn an election is baffling.

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/trump-second-term-new-age-authoritarian-capitalism-china-musk/?utm_source=Fediverse

#FarRight #extremists, white nationalists, & neo-Nazis are celebrating an alarming gesture made by Musk

At a post-inauguration rally Monday, Elon #Musk thanked Donald #Trump’s supporters with a gesture that resembled a Roman salute, first putting his palm to his chest and then extending a stiff right arm toward the crowd, at a slight elevation and with his palm down. It wasn’t a one-off. He later repeated the gesture.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-salute-reaction-right-wing-extremists-1235241866/

Trump sees peace in Ukraine as a deal but refuses to play his winning hand

#Trump’s transactional approach to #Ukraine wastes leverage, handing #Putin the upper hand.

https://kyivindependent.com/trump-sees-peace-in-ukraine-as-a-deal-but-refuses-to-play-his-winning-hand/

Can #nonviolent struggle defeat a #dictator? This database emphatically says yes

The Global Nonviolent Action Database details some 40 cases of mass movements overcoming #tyrants through strategic nonviolent campaigns.

https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/01/can-nonviolent-struggle-defeat-a-dictator-this-database-emphatically-says-yes/