{"id":40442,"date":"2025-03-20T22:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=40442"},"modified":"2025-03-20T22:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:02:37","slug":"history-professor-answers-dictator-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/history-professor-answers-dictator-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"History Professor Answers Dictator Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vK6fALsenmw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WIRED\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@WIRED\">WIRED<\/a>  \u2022 Mar 18, 2025 \u2022 WIRED\u00a0earns commission\u00a0on tagged products.\u00a0<a>Learn moreStrongmen : Mussolini to the Present, by Ruth Ben-Ghiat$17.95booksamillion.com\/p\/Strongmen\/Ruth-Ben-Ghiat\/9780393868418<\/a>Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet&#8217;s burning questions about dictators and fascism. Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? What&#8217;s the difference between a dictatorship, an autocracy, and authoritarianism? What are the most common personality traits found in tyrants and dictators? Is Xi Jinping a dictator? How do dictators amass wealth? Professor Ben-Ghiat answers these questions and many more on Tech Support: Dictator Support. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw\">0:00<\/a> Dictator Support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=16s\">0:16<\/a> wtf is fascism fr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=101s\">1:41<\/a> Shirtless Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=173s\">2:53<\/a> What defines a dictator? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=218s\">3:38<\/a> Dictatorship v. Authoritarianism v. Autocracy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=265s\">4:25<\/a> Dictators maintaining power amidst mass unpopularity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=351s\">5:51<\/a> Fascist dictatorships v. Communist dictatorships <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=415s\">6:55<\/a> What all tyrants have in common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=528s\">8:48<\/a> What\u2019s with all the statues and such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=617s\">10:17<\/a> How do dictators come to power? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=667s\">11:07<\/a> &#8220;self-coup d&#8217;etat&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=723s\">12:03<\/a> The Beer Hall Putsch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=798s\">13:18<\/a> Reproductive rights in authoritarian states <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=862s\">14:22<\/a> Tacit fascists? In MY populace? It\u2019s more likely than you think. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=963s\">16:03<\/a> How dictators accrue wealth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1040s\">17:20<\/a> Senator Self-Own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1094s\">18:14<\/a> Dictators: Why though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1193s\">19:53<\/a> Rallies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1257s\">20:57<\/a> The internet was a mistake(?) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1341s\">22:21<\/a> Is Orb\u00e1n a fascist? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1436s\">23:56<\/a> Benevolent dictator? (Nah) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1464s\">24:24<\/a> Rigged! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1541s\">25:41<\/a> A coup by the richest, for the rich <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1624s\">27:04<\/a> When oligarchs outlive their use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1708s\">28:28<\/a> Can a dictator be good? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1787s\">29:47<\/a> Game recognizes game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1835s\">30:35<\/a> Blame \u201cthe enemy\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1915s\">31:55<\/a> Is Xi Jinping a dictator? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vK6fALsenmw&amp;t=1950s\">32:30<\/a> More power, more assets, more control Buy Ruth Ben-Ghiat&#8217;s book <strong>Strongmen<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUgwMzlTd211NGpwaHg3a2JJTW5GODk0TTlWd3xBQ3Jtc0tuRFgtSU9nYmRfZ0ctU3NQMTNkQnQtRW10X2gyQ29QVE5UY0tDbHM2b082TjR3YTBXZG8zYXdvQUxsczNaX05CNVZ5WEQwWklhdFpybTU2SmVWN2xCXzBETTZDWkxtQm5yR2NzWi03S0FBM1hndl9Ebw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FStrongmen-Mussolini-Present-Ruth-Ben-Ghiat%2Fdp%2F0393868419%2F%3Ftag%3Dwiredyoutube-20&amp;v=vK6fALsenmw\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Strongmen-Muss&#8230;<\/a><em>When you buy something through our affiliate links, we earn a commission.<\/em> Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey Director of Photography: Ben Dewey Editor: Paul Tael Expert: Ruth Ben-Ghiat Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White Production Manager: Peter Brunette Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer Camera Operator: Constantine Economides Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen Production Assistant: Caleb Clark Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin Post Production Coordinator: Rachel Kim Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo Additional Editor: Brenda Cespedes; JC Scruggs Assistant Editor: Andy Morell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WIRED \u2022 Mar 18, 2025 \u2022 WIRED\u00a0earns commission\u00a0on tagged products.\u00a0Learn moreStrongmen : Mussolini to the Present, by Ruth Ben-Ghiat$17.95booksamillion.com\/p\/Strongmen\/Ruth-Ben-Ghiat\/9780393868418Professor and authoritarianism scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet&#8217;s burning questions about dictators and fascism. Why do people support dictators? How do dictators come to power? 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