13 Things That A Dictator Can Do
1. Seize your property or your business
2. Confiscate your savings
3. End social programs and keep collected funds for himself
4. Ban unions and force companies to pay lower wages
5. Ban the minimum wage
6. Levy taxes on fuel and food that would fund his own enrichment
7. Confiscate firearms
8. Force citizens into military service
9. Restrict your ability to travel
10. Suspend elections
11. Remain in power indefinitely
12. Use the military to intimidate, coerce, and eliminate citizens
13. Imprison anyone who complains about any of the above
A dictator can do anything they want to, no matter how outrageous. They have complete and unchallengeable power. There is no way to overthrow a dictator without violence.
If a candidate for public office talks about exercising authoritarian control, take it seriously. Think about the kind of country you want to live in and how invasive and oppressive a malevolent government could be.
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