(February 1, 2017 at 1:37 am)Cato Wrote: Nobody wants a dictator. Not everyone that voted for Trump agreed with everything he said and promised. Many people that voted for Trump did so despite his obvious faults not because they adhered to them.
The problem that I see is that, even though most people don't want a dictator, they are capable of allowing a guy to become one.
I believe it starts with "our side" vs "their side" - people fear the idea of a dictator on "their side", but what if he's on "our side"?
I believe it is dangerous if a great many people become crazy with "WE won!" that they forget that the one whom they elected must fight for the rights, freedom, and welfare of those who oppose him also.
Just look at Russia, Syria, North Koreea, and so on: Every dictator has a good portion of the people supporting him. They may not know that they're doing something bad, but they do it.
P.S. A good part of the elders in my country, who have lived under dictatorship now say "those were the good old times." To them, the fact that it was a dictator ruling their country, stealing their freedoms and liberties, and killing whoever spoke against the dictator / communist party, that means nothing. So I know, some people here do actually think that it would be great if the ruling party had 100% control over all the country, cause for them it's "our side", "us", "the people ruling".
