The affinity towards dictators could be partially explained by this
And because of FPTPs ability to drown voices that are not popular, these dictatorial leaders tend to rise at the top, and only option becomes the other party. The equilibrium of FPTP is a two party system, exactly like the one we see in America.
Unfortunately Trump is a product of this exact machinery.
It’s something expected to happen in first past the post electoral systems. It’s by design things like these happen
No dude, his proposal is a genuine recipe for disaster. I mean, disaster for Americans not for the AI companies. Do you think 50% ownership in these companies mean governance? Maybe but it’s not going to stop them from spending like crazy, which they already are. Bernie is framing it as democracisation of profits, but with an impending bubble that’s about to pop, it will most likely end up with democratization of losses. What’s worse this also would become a very nice excuse for future bailouts as now millions of people’s wealth is tied to the companies. In long term, it’s going to benefit the AI companies more.
Glad to know I wasn’t the only one who was thinking it
In my opinion, the control of mass media is a problem that comes after you elect a dictator. Like we’re talking orban and netanyahu here. Trump did not have Media control until 2016. While arguably he did have some in 2024, his media control wasn’t this strong at any point in history.
Media control is the reason why getting rid of dictators is extremely hard. What I am talking about is what even gets them into the office in the first place