#Black #transgender #women will be most impacted by this abusive policy. The hatred for all things Black, trans, and female by DJT2 is beyond the pale. Condemning these Black humans to abuse, r-a-p-e, and even death is status quo in today's America.

We need to talk. I need you on my next Black Folx Organizing panel.

Oh. I was about to ask you what you thought of James... it's on deck for me. Reading "Ordinary Notes" right now.

Dictators usually resort to force or fraud to gain despotic political power, which they maintain through the use of intimidation, terror, and the suppression of basic civil liberties.

They may also employ techniques of mass propaganda in order to sustain their public support.

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Modern dictators, however, resemble ancient tyrants rather than ancient dictators. Ancient philosophers’ descriptions of the tyrannies of Greece and Sicily go far toward characterizing modern dictatorships.

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The term dictatorship comes from the Latin title dictator, which in the Roman Republic designated a temporary magistrate who was granted extraordinary powers in order to deal with state crises.

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