Andy_S_64🏴 on Nostr: It’s not really autocracy, or an oligarchy. But you do need to know your enemy. ...
It’s not really autocracy, or an oligarchy. But you do need to know your enemy.
“Patrimonialism is distinguished by running the state as if it were the leader’s personal property or family business.
In the first portion of his rule, Putin ran the Russian state as a personal racket. State bureaucracies and private companies continued to operate, but the real governing principle was ‘Stay on Putins good side … or else’”
Now Trump is doing the same to America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/corruption-trump-administration/681794/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
“Patrimonialism is distinguished by running the state as if it were the leader’s personal property or family business.
In the first portion of his rule, Putin ran the Russian state as a personal racket. State bureaucracies and private companies continued to operate, but the real governing principle was ‘Stay on Putins good side … or else’”
Now Trump is doing the same to America.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/corruption-trump-administration/681794/?utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share