Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoAre dictator's pieces of shit starting out the gate or is it over time they become corrupted and power hungry? Why is that?message-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up126
arrow-up126message-squareAre dictator's pieces of shit starting out the gate or is it over time they become corrupted and power hungry? Why is that?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareOwOarchist@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 months agoA little of column A, a little of column B. You don’t get into a position like that without being a piece of shit – you don’t become ‘dictator’ by accident. And once in, they’re surrounded by yes-men and sycophants who encourage and reinforce their worst impulses.
minus-squareWataba@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoCincinnatus didnt fall for that trap.
A little of column A, a little of column B.
You don’t get into a position like that without being a piece of shit – you don’t become ‘dictator’ by accident. And once in, they’re surrounded by yes-men and sycophants who encourage and reinforce their worst impulses.
Cincinnatus didnt fall for that trap.