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[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world -3 points 6 days ago

Every dictator came to power through elections. Every dictator then manipulates or abolishes the next election so as not to lose power. No dictator has ever lost an election. There are "honest" exceptions but they were soft dictators. Fascism is just a special kind of dictatorship.