US EditionAutocrats Don't Act Like Hitler or Stalin Anymore. Instead of Governing with Violence, They Use Manipulation
- Autocrats today govern less with violence and more by manipulating democratic structures, as exemplified by Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán who has led since 2010 while maintaining a democratic facade in Budapest.
- Orbán’s rise followed by repeated electoral victories has involved rewriting Hungary’s constitution, packing courts with loyalists, and controlling media, creating a system critics label as 'competitive authoritarianism'.
- Globally, autocrats have reduced overt political killings and imprisonments since the 1980s and increasingly use elections without real competition to sustain power, a method seen in countries like Russia, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela.
- In the U.S., some Democrats warn of autocratic erosion, citing tactics like undermining the press and courts, but experts mostly agree America remains a wealthy democracy protected by robust institutions and a difficult constitutional amendment process.
- This global rise of spin dictatorships underscores the importance of vigilance in democracies like the U.S., where leaders may imitate autocratic tactics without fully abandoning constitutional norms.
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Autocrats don't act like Hitler or Stalin anymore. Instead of governing with violence, they use manipulation
President Donald Trump's critics often accuse him of harboring authoritarian ambitions. Journalists and scholars have drawn parallels between his leadership style and that of strongmen abroad. Some Democrats warn that the U.S. is sliding toward autocracy—a system in which one leader holds unchecked power.
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