Donald Trump has said that he will not become a dictator if he becomes US president again except “on day one”, after warnings from Democrats and some Republicans that the US was in danger of becoming an autocracy if he wins the 2024 election. Fuck, well at least he’s honest on this statement

    • DaveDavesen@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      Yes, the original roman ones. This is the origin of the word. They were appointed for emergencies with a lot of power.

      They all gave up their position after a while except for Caesar. When Caesar was appointed as a lifelong dictator, he was shortly after assassinated by most members of the senate. But the turmoil led to the Roman Empire not being “democratic” anyway.

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        1 year ago

        Slight correction, he wasn’t assassinated by most of the senate. There were about 60 conspirators out of 200-300, and only a dozen or so actually participated in the assassination (and only 5 actually confirmed to have stabbed him while still alive). Regardless, it’s still true that they came to that conclusion after Caesar was declared dictator for life and started taking away senate power

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    1 year ago

    I dont understand American politics, but how can this cunt even be allowed to run for president after all the illegal shit he has been found guilty for?

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      Because America isn’t a country, it’s a bunch of corporations in a trenchcoat.

      Literally. America started as the Massachusetts Bay Company, the Virginia Company, the Plymouth Company, Hudson’s Bay Company, the Ohio Company, etc. The Constitution is a corporate charter, voting rights were originally limited to company stake holders, it’s all office politics.