i only made it to 7 minutes at 2x speed. I’m conditioned by Askhistorians to think historians are cool, careful people who caveat everything. This lady “Dictators come to power using the dictator’s playbook which includes the firehose of falsehood”
I had to tap out at the
Dictators like to force people to reproduce by restricting access to abortion, like in China
Then the expert immediately responds 'Yes and in China they had the one child policy too, and have relaxed that something something Han supremacy"
the abstract category of ‘dictator’ as a type of leader has caused irreparable damage to the layman’s understanding of politics
“dictator” is when your leader has a hat and doesn’t wear a business suit.
“democratically elected leader” is when your leader just has a normal business suit.
“hero” is when your leader also doesn’t have a business suit but this time, no hat.
