@davidculley@hachyderm.io That's dictator chic, formerly known (pre-1688) as monarchism 1) steal because unaccountable 2) run massive debt on stolen assets because unaccountable 3) claim danger to self/family and demand militant protection or disappear into island exile Charles I and Louis XVI both hit step 2 and met creditors who demanded a parliament. When they reached for step 3 they met a violent end (one raised an army, one ran for the border). "Ask me sometime why Charles I had his head chopped off" https://www.flyingpenguin.com/ai-2027-why-techno-napoleons-may-sink-their-own-ships/ See also the DHH Omarchy fascism scale: https://www.flyingpenguin.com/dhh-omarchy-doctrine-fascism-stage-one-by-definition/