I only listen sporadically to the Ezra Klein show, but this was a great episode with Erika Frantz on personalist regimes and how they erode democracy. Frantz is a Michigan State professor of political science and co-author of https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-origins-of-elected-strongmen-9780198888079.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ezra-klein-show/id1548604447?i=1000683440510
#democracy #Strongmen #government
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/lukashenko-warns-of-war-if-russia-attempts-1729846029.html
"#Lukashenko warns of #war if #Russia attempts to annex #Belarus"
wait, wait, wait...
i think i just figured something out
do #fascist #strongmen like #Putin demand loyalty, offer lies in return, then betray you when it suits them?
is there a lot of fools in this world who don't seem to understand that?
is this playing out in #easterneurope, and places all over the world, including in the #usa with #plutocrats?
🤔 🤔 🤔
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#Europe seeks to underpin #Russia #sanctions, fearing that a return of #Trump could undermine Western efforts to isolate Moscow….
The talks among #EU ofcls & envoys are centred on several initiatives to ensure that European sanctions would remain in place longer term, bolstering them through tighter enforcement, even if Washington changes tack.
#geopolitics #Authoritarianism #StrongMen #dictatorship #totalitarianism
#ForeignPolicy #democracy #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/europe-seeks-underpin-russia-sanctions-fearing-trump-overhaul-2024-10-25/
Via Ruth Ben-Ghiat:
The megalomania of authoritarian leaders is a theme of #Strongmen and here is an example. This also plays into his Putin & Xi-approved persona as the "peacemaker" whose election is necessary to stop World War 3.
Aaron Rupar:
#Trump claims that while he was president, foreign countries wouldn't fight each other without his permission
Trump’s explicit campaign promise of authoritarian rule,
the GOP’s enthusiastic embrace of it,
and the media’s utter failure to alert voters to what’s coming:
At a rally in Michigan over the weekend,
Donald #Trump uncorked one of his longest rants ever in praise of the world’s #autocrats, #strongmen and #dictators.
He hailed Xi Jinping of China as “brilliant” for controlling 1.4 billion people “with an iron fist,”
and described Xi, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Hungary’s Viktor Orban as “tough” and “smart.”
