1. Is Trump an authoritarian or inept clown? It's interesting how this is sometimes frame as an either/or.
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Did they actually run on time in Hitler's Germany as claimed by Eichmann?
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No, they just shot anyone who said they didn't
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There is a reason "benevolent dictator" isn't a term in common usage
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4. In fact, the dynamic usually is that a regime that can't function competently turns to authoritarian methods to function.
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Happening in the Philippines right now, Peso has weakened massively compared to recent years.
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In the past authoritarians used info lag to create appearance of competence. New media is to fast, no lag to hide sins.
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Interesting. Where would Putin rank on the competence spectrum?
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It seems like semi-authoritarian regimes (e.g. Singapore, imperial Germany) can work relatively competently
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Do you mean Germany right before WWI when you say imperial Germany

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Can't retrieve, but strong study that auth & demos similar on quality of initial decisions, but demos better at adjusting to mistakes.
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