▲ 682 ▼ Just vote to change things. (lemmy.ml) submitted 9 months ago by Twongo@lemmy.ml to c/memes@lemmy.ml 304 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 11 points 9 months ago (2 children) So did Brazil, and they actually threw theirs in prison. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (1 child) No, Bolsonaro was not a dictator; if he had been, we wouldn't have been able to remove him. He had far less power than he thought; that's why voting worked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tinidril@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago I would argue the same is true of Trump. It certainly was in his first term. This term has all the aesthetics of authoritarianism, but he is failing to consolidate power, which is kind of pathetic considering how much power in the US was ready to surrender on day one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 3 points 9 months ago (1 child) No, Bolsonaro was not a dictator; if he had been, we wouldn't have been able to remove him. He had far less power than he thought; that's why voting worked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Tinidril@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago I would argue the same is true of Trump. It certainly was in his first term. This term has all the aesthetics of authoritarianism, but he is failing to consolidate power, which is kind of pathetic considering how much power in the US was ready to surrender on day one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago I would argue the same is true of Trump. It certainly was in his first term. This term has all the aesthetics of authoritarianism, but he is failing to consolidate power, which is kind of pathetic considering how much power in the US was ready to surrender on day one. permalink fedilink source parent