• Keld [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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        5 days ago

        In part because of the historical origin of the term dictator, so a monarch would inherit power while a dictator would rise from a republican government. In part because the fact that the British government isn’t meaningfully freer than what they call dictators would hurt their pride

      • spoons [they/them, it/its]@hexbear.net
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        4 days ago

        Monarchies and dictatorships are just different flavors of authoritarian rule. They aren’t the same but their effect on the population is essentially the same. The comparison is fine, but for people to whom “words mean things”, the distinction may be more important.