Is this how democracies/republics fall into dictatorship?

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A leader convinces his followers those who oppose him are unpatriotic. A leader convinces his followers that those who oppose him are evil. A leader convinces his followers he's being persecuted and needs them to protect him A leader convinces his followers that  only he  can save the country A leader convinces his followers that anyone who opposes him is a traitor doing the bidding of a foreigners. A leader convinces his followers that those who oppose him are not worthy of the same rights and responsibilities his followers deserve. A leader convinces his followers that if he loses, the country will fall. A leader convinces his followers that if he loses an election, it's only because of fraud, and they need to fight to keep him in office. A leader conflates himself with patriotrism and country as if you can't support one without supporting the other: They are all one in the same.

Sasahara · Accepted Answer

Sounds like Joe Biden, as @avicenna provided excellent answer for, and he deserves most helpful answer for. And how about you go here   and back up the "why does the GOP only care about unborn babies and billionaire donors" by providing an exact quote of that from this link   you provided as evidence. You seem to have forgotten to back up that assertion, not that "rules for thee but not for me" is uncommon amoung leftists.

DryGermanGuy · Accepted Answer

" What is the truth?  has become a crisis and that has been fed by populist leaders who have deliberately filled the world with untruth. And what happens when people lose their sense of the truth, is that the demagogue, the populist leader, can say:  You don't have to believe anything, believe me, because I am the truth.  And that's how fascism rises."  - Salman Rushdie

laly520 · Accepted Answer

typical set of tactics for an authoritarian dictator leader

flautistnaturist · Answer

this guy seems better

exitseven · Answer

You forgot somebody in the picture. Don't worry, I got it. MAGA Republicans are a threat to Democracy

AngryCarl · Answer

Yep, that's the blueprint, pretty much. Trump was pretty much a de facto dictator, weaponizing the DoJ against his perceived enemies, installing cronies in positions of authority.

Avicenna · Answer

Sounds just like Joe Biden, with totalitarianism to match

DextroShade · Answer

Sounds like Biden who describes his political opponents as an existential threat to the country to justify locking them up and seizing their assets

Is this how democracies/republics fall into dictatorship?

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