Okay seriously

[Bass]

And the difference is......?

Despots usually tend to be more ruthless (aka Pol Pot who wiped out 25% of his people) and the word doesn't have the same constraints...dictators, the definition, tend to gain their power through use of force than from having it given to them.

Bass, you should try using different replies the next time you make a sock puppet.

Anything to avoid admitting you are wrong, eh? Such an honest, trustworthy fellow.

If you think that I am breaking the rules then you should probably report me instead of making empty threats.

But I think we both know where that is really coming from.

[Polaris]

Sorry if I actually care about the definition of words I use. I learned that in grade school when I tried to substitute synonyms (just because their meanings are similar does not mean they are the same) for words that didn't actually have the same meaning and learned to appreciate the actual definition of the words I use....you actually used the word leader as a substitute for dictator.

It's quite obvious you're the same user who keeps on making the same sock puppet clones. Your replies have never changed from any of the other times you have made a sock puppet.

And it's not a threat....it's an observation that the mods don't like sock puppets.