Why do they look like dictators?

[JakeWIlls92]

 

[westwall]

This guy looks way more like a dictator.

 

[Mac1958]

Most likely because you have a partisan predisposition to look at those who disagree with you politically in the worst possible light, and that one of the symptoms of adherence to a partisan ideology is a tendency to lapse into simplistic hyperbole.

Anyway, that would be my guess.
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[usmbguest5318]

Why do they look like dictators?

I'm not aware there is a quintessential "dictator look."

 

[Bleipriester]

Dictators are those with actual power. Trump is a good example for that the center of US power is the not President. The center seems not to be located in official government bodies. A center seems to be the Council on Foreign Relations.

 

[jillian]

They are wanna-be's. And their efforts to discredit the media and our law enforcement apparatus and pretend that everyone lies about the Twitter troll are hallmarks of dictators.

It seems though, given poll numbers that they are only successful with their "base" I am hopeful they will get their comeuppance.

 

[gipper]

Does not every American POTUS these days, have much in common with a dictator?



The first time when it became clear to me that I live in a dictatorship was in 2014 when reading, prior to its publication, the landmark (and still the only) scientific empirical study to address the question as to whether or not the United States federal Government is, authentically, a democracy — or, whether, alternatively, it's instead more of a dictatorship, than a democracy.

This study documented conclusively that America's Government is the latter.

So, on 14 April 2014, I headlined “US Is an Oligarchy, Not a Democracy, Says Scientific Study”. Subsequently, my editor linked it to the published article at the Journal where the study was published, Perspectives on Politics, from the American Political Science Association, and the full study can be read there.

On 28 July 2015, former US President Jimmy Carter was frank about this situation; as a caller at a progressive radio show, he said this about America’s soaring top-level corruption:

It violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system. Now it's just an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery being the essence of getting the nominations for president or being elected president.And the same thing applies to governors, and US Senators and congress members. So, now we've just seen a subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors, who want and expect, and sometimes get, favors for themselves after the election is over. ...

At the present time the incumbents, Democrats and Republicans, look upon this unlimited money as a great benefit to themselves. Somebody that is already in Congress has a great deal more to sell."

Zuesse: Americans Are Only Now Beginning To Learn They Live In A Dictatorship | Zero Hedge

 

[mudwhistle]

Why does Hillary look like a communist dictator????

I don't know......you tell me.....

 

[mudwhistle]

The Obama presidency, from ‘socialist’ to ‘dictator’

 

[theHawk]

Hillary was meant to be the oligarchy's chosen dictator.

Unfortunately for the globalist oligarchy that runs both parties, Donald Trump stepped up and won support of the people and handed them stunning defeats.

 

[miketx]

This guy looks way more like a dictator.

You spelled dicktaster wrong.

 

[midcan5]

Dictators? More like a liar and his sycophant.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

This guy looks way more like a dictator.

Acted like one too.

 

[playtime]

president tinkles sure wants to emulate one....

fascism tenet # :

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

The FCC just voted to repeal its net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation

Democracy Dies in Darkness

fascism tenet #

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

 

[mudwhistle]

Dictators? More like a liar and his sycophant.

 

[mudwhistle]

president tinkles sure wants to emulate one....

fascism tenet # :

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

The FCC just voted to repeal its net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation

Democracy Dies in Darkness

fascism tenet #

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

He's right.

 

[martybegan]

Why do they look like dictators?

I'm not aware there is a quintessential "dictator look."

To me the Moon over Parador dictator is the prototypical look

 

[IsaacNewton]

Small minded men that have low self-esteem but acquire power. Mussolini, Kim Jung Trump, Hugo Chavez, Stalin, Saddam Hussein. They all have the same affect to their countenance.

The smallest people have an uber-desire for power or perceived power over other human beings.

 

[jillian]

This guy looks way more like a dictator.

Not to anyone who isn't Obama deranged, hon sorry.

 

[miketx]