Dictators

I recently watched Trump in an interview claim he would not be a dictator as President except for the “first day” when he would “close the Southern Border.” Now I took it as a quip meant to communicate that the Southern border was a priority for him. But every Democrat and Leftist and Woke pundit and politician now screams Trump will end our democracy. Interesting. Especially since we have a Republic and not a democracy. But, all this fear mongering has gotten me thinking about who are the real dictators in the US today.

It seems to me dictators tell us what cars we have to buy; what stoves and furnaces we can install.

Dictators tell us what subjects must be taught in our schools from CRT to sex ed. Dictators defy the science of Biology and claim there are more than two genders and that some pronouns are now not allowed. Dictators force age-inappropriate books into elementary schools over parental objections. Dictators block parent school meetings and classify concerned parents as terrorists.

Dictators send spies into Catholic churches and arrest citizens for protesting against abortion. BTW: Lenin and Stalin almost destroyed the Catholic Church using such tactics.

Dictators dance with glee when their allies burn buildings and cars during “peaceful” protests and send protestors at the Capitol to prison. Dictators call one protest an insurrection while a truly violent one peaceful.

Dictators declare whose life matters most – Black Americans. They also refuse to acknowledge any limit to abortion up to birth (you can kill a baby one minute before birth?).

Dictators take tax money from citizens and give it to Illegal Aliens in the form of freebies like shelter, transportation, food, education, and health care. Dictators also kick kids out of schools to make room for Illegal Aliens. Dictators open the borders to increase the number of their voters.

Dictators bend voting laws to insure their candidates win.

Dictators love high taxes and high prices.

Dictators defy the Supreme Court and use tax dollars to pay off student loans – just to get votes.

When there is a problem Dictators just throw tax dollars at it. Dictators don’t enforce the laws. They just add bunches and bunches of regulations.

Dictators seize bank records based on words used on a transaction which may indicate support for a political rival.

Dictators accuse, arrest, and imprison political rivals for any crime the Dictators can dream of.

Now, as I look around I guess closing the Border is dictatorship while all these others are not. And maybe a Dictator takes the form of an activist, group, ideology, or maybe a political party? I am confused, but then again I’m an Old Guy and I don’t get it.