[quote=SK in CV][quote=livinincali]
Honestly what’s the first thing you would do if you were a dictator that wanted to push the US to a hard core socialist/communist government? Remove the guns so the producers couldn’t realistically fight back. Then you start removing protections of search and seizure and free speech. Basically everything in the bill of rights would be quickly removed because those are the primary checks and balances to oppose your takeover.[/quote]
Given the history and direction of the country over the last 60 years, it’s much more likely that a dictator that wanted to push a hard core fascist/corporatist government would appear on the scene. But point taken.[/quote]
That’s exactly what I was thinking when reading that post. The vast majority of dictators in history were not socialists — not by a long shot. Socialism gives power to the masses/workers, which is the very opposite of what most dictators want. As you note, livin’s point about checks and balances is still valid, though.
