06-08-2022, 05:40 PM
(06-08-2022, 10:07 AM)David Horn Wrote:(06-07-2022, 07:46 PM)JasonBlack Wrote: My answer to this is quite simple: my definition of a dictator requires that they have the power and intention not to leave when voted out of office. Trump leaving after 4 years (and telling all the protestors to go home)? ....no, that's not a dictator. The only arguable case which could be made might be FDR, but he kicked the bucket in office, so we'll never know. Calling someone a dictator who voluntarily leaves when they're voted out is just...dramatic.
Trump had every intent of staying, but lacked the means. If elected again, he may correct for that lack, and the Constitutition be damned. On the other hand, I doubt FDR intended to stay beyond his fourth term, but, as you noted, we'll never know.
Am not anymore but I was born and raised Republican. When I was young the Democrats were often considered the bad guys because they were in control during both world wars as well as Korea and Vietnam. Perhaps Eisenhower's most significant accomplishment post-military was not only ending the war in Korea but keeping the country pretty much on an even keel during the eight years of his Presidency. The main distraction of the time was the first efforts to desegregate the schools, most notably in the South.