Dictators exaggerate their mandate to govern by claiming, for example, that they won an election by a landslide even after losing the popular vote. Criticize any finding that they or co-conspirators stole the election. They repeatedly claim massive voter fraud in the absence of any evidence to have an excuse to restrict voting by opponents in subse
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Top 10 Reasons why Donald Trump is a Tyrannical Dictator
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Trump has turned the Public against the Media
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Dictators turn the public against journalists or media outlets that criticize them, calling them “deceitful” and “scum.” Holding few, if any, press conferences. Instead of communicating with the public directly through mass rallies and unfiltered statements.
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Trump has repeatedly LIED to the Public
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Dictators repeatedly lie to the public, causing the people to doubt the truth and believe fictions that support their goals.
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Trump has blamed America's Economic Stresses on Immigrants
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Dictators blame their own country's economic stresses on immigrants or racial or religious minorities and foment public bias or even violence against them. Threaten mass deportations, registries of religious minorities, and the banning of refugees.
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Trump treats all of his Opposition as Enemies
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Dictators call anyone who opposes them an “enemy,” and hit back hard at them, questioning their motives or character. They also Attribute acts of domestic violence to “enemies within,” and use such events as excuses to beef up internal security and limit civil liberties.
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Trump keeps his Personal Finances a Secret
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Dictators keep their finances secret and not distinguish personal property and public property -- profiteering from their public office.
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Trump Appoints Family, Private Security, and even Generals to Positions of Power
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Dictators would usually appoint family members to high positions of authority. Appoint their security force rather than a security detail that's accountable to the public. And they even put generals into top civilian posts.
