How do dictators (really) gain power?

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How do dictators (really) gain power?

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How do dictators (really) gain power?

From the Reichstag fire to Smedley Butler to today...

Emmanuel Goldstein

Jul 20, 2024

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Emmanuel Goldstein's Substack Podcast

I am mainly writing movie reviews and analysis, though on my podcast I mainly talk about philosophical topics and some (slightly) political things.

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