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Once again, politicians have decided that their constituents are the real problem, perhaps the only problem, and have gotten minion media to spread the word.

Please remind me why we abolished tarring and feathering.

This is not about the 2024 election, which some politician will win--and I dislike politicians. It's also not about Nader: I am second to no one in my admiration for Nader's history, which approaches reverence. However, the man needs to consult a dictionary.

https://www.wordnik.com/words/autocracy: Definitions from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

noun Government by a single person having unlimited power; despotism.
noun A country or state that is governed by a single person with unlimited power.

from The Century Dictionary.

noun The power of determining one's own actions; independent or self-derived power; self-government; self-rule.
noun Uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others, invested in a single person; the government or power of an absolute monarch.
noun In medicine, action of the vital powers toward the preservation of the individual.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

noun Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling authority; supremacy.
noun Supreme, uncontrolled, unlimited authority, or right of governing in a single person, as of an autocrat.
noun Political independence or absolute sovereignty (of a state); autonomy.
noun (Med.) The action of the vital principle, or of the instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the individual; also, the vital principle.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

noun A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
noun a political system governed by a single individual

Hmm. Sounds a lot like a dictator

And

https://www.wordnik.com/words/fascism

Definitions from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

noun A system of government marked by **centralization of authority under a dictator**, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
noun A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
noun Oppressive, **dictatorial control**

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government; -- opposed to democracy and liberalism.
noun an authoritarian system of government **under absolute control of a single dictator**, allowing no political opposition, forcibly suppressing dissent, and rigidly controlling most industrial and economic activities. Such regimes usually try to achieve popularity by a strongly nationalistic appeal, often mixed with racism.
noun Specifically, the Fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini in Italy from 1922 to 1943.
noun broadly, a tendency toward or support of a strongly authoritarian or **dictatorial control of government** or other organizations; -- often used pejoratively in this sense.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

noun historical A political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business-and-government control of the market place, repression of criticism or opposition, **a leader cult** and exalting the state and/or religion above individual rights. Originally only applied (usually capitalized) to Benito Mussolini's Italy.
noun By vague analogy, **any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy** usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting and violence against largely unarmed populations.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

To the extent that there are differences, they have to do with racism, suppression of dissent, etc.; and I don't need to remind any WOTBer of Biden's record in those respects.

ETA: Looks like I could not bold within the copypasta. So, in the definitions of "fascism," look for double asterisks.