Quote:Your use of tyrant is extremely subjective. There is a difference between being authoritarian, and being a tyrannical ruler. In my opinion, tyrannical rulers are Stalin, Mao, Hitler, or Kim Jong. Authoritarian rulers like Putin are more along the lines of FDR or Pinochet.

 

 

Quote:I don't listen to Alex Jones. I speak from a historical perspective. Putin is not a tyrant. Authoritarian, sure. Not a tyrant. You discredit actual tyrants by calling him such. Your position is more an-cap than libertarian, which is a dangerous ideology.

 

Pinochet was a tyrant.  You realize how may people "disapeared" while he ruled?  He completely tyrannized his country and those that disagreed with him, even to the slightest.

 

I find your placing FDR within the list of Authoritarian leaders to be off base, but fascinating.  And even one that I can concede to a certain level when thinking of how hardcore the war effort was, along with the internment of Japanese Americans.

 

But I think it's important to realize that the line between an Authoritarian and a Tyrant is a very thin one.  I think categorizing Putin as one or the other can be considered correct.  He's Authoritarian.  He's a Tyrant.  Neither answer is incorrect. 

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