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by SideburnsOfDoom 148 days ago
> There is no dictatorship ... He's the democratically elected

The first part does not follow from the second. It's much easier to become dictator when in power, e.g. after being democratically elected. It's a common route. See also Self-coup / autocoup (1).

Of course, nothing like that could even be attempted in the USA! (2) /s

1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup

2) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-coup#Notable_events_descr...