Is Donald Trump taking lessons from Putin in how to be a better dictator? It may be that these telephone calls between Trump and Putin may be more about lessons in dictatorship than restoring peace to Ukraine. So far these calls have resulted in very little if anything at all with Putin dictating his terms whilst making no concessions. So far Trump has shown very very little in his ability to negotiate.
Trump and Putin: one dictator to another
Trump and Putin: one dictator to another. Trump is certainly a wannabe dictator. Maybe Putin is advising him what to do to make him a better dictator. One of the first things that a dictator has to do is attack the education system. Indoctrination and control of the curriculum are essential for a sucessful dictatorship. It is crucial that children are brainwashed by indoctrination. They are taught only what you need them to know and alternative thinking is suppressed and frowned upon. Both Russia and China have sucessfully implemented this strategy and it has proven it’s worth. No dissidents are allowed or tolerated often murdered or imprisoned. They are effectively sidelined. No opposition is tolerated.
The next thing that a potential dictator must do
The next thing that a potential dictator must do is the dismantle government and concentrate it under your control. This is the task that has been given to Elon Musk to dismantle government departments and to curtail their power. Then make sure that there is no resistance or dissidence in your own party. Currently there are no Republican politicians willing to speak out against Trump’s reforms. This is because there exists a level of fear about any retribution from Trump. He is controlling the Republican Party like a Mafia boss and is cultivating an atmosphere of fear.
Next attack the constitution itself and rearrange tradition. Realign the constitution to fit your own purposes.Overturn previous legislation if you have to especially that which prevents you assuming total power and control for as long as you deem necessary. Rewite history if necessary to achieve this. Control history to control the future.
Next control the police force and the army to reinforce your power.
Make sure you reward handsomely those around you in your inner circle to cultivate a sense of loyalty. Also reward citizens who are prepared to give you information about their friends, neighbours and even family whom they suspect of dissident activities.
Next dismantle the free press or actively discredit it. Only tolerate press that is supportive of your aims. This is something that Trump has been doing for many years and is indeed some of the logic behind the creation of his own brand of the truth in ‘Truth Social’. Trump is currently attacking TV stations with a good history of negatively commenting on his activities. Also he is creating laws to label people as enemies of the state in order to silence them, deport them or imprison them.
As we can see Donald Trump has already learnt many of the lessons from Putin essential to becoming a dictator and he has been implementing them with zeal. Donald Trump is well on the way to becoming a successful dictator.