Does threatening to prosecute office supply store workers unless they print certain flyers count as the behavior of a dictator? That doesn't sound like the behavior of a government respecting the First Amendment.

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baggy_trough 3 days ago | parent [-]

I think it would count as a (very) small element of that.

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Loughla 3 days ago | parent [-]

Any single element of dictatorial rule is dictatorial rule. There is no space for any amount of that bullshit, regardless of how inane seeming it is.

A) Boundary testing. Small bites end up being large portions after enough are taken.

B) If I shit in 10 gallons of chocolate pudding, would you want to eat a bite of that pudding?

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baggy_trough 3 days ago | parent [-]

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		If I steal just a little from you, are you okay with that?
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		You're being plainly absurd by splitting hairs over a dangerous destruction of the rule of law, complete breakdown of checks and balances, and an executive that is behaving like it is both above the law, and will never lose power.