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Dictators' Playbook: Tactics to Dismantle Democracy Revealed

5/23/2025

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A chilling guide for aspiring dictators reveals tactics to dismantle democracy, such as stifling media, rigging elections, and exploiting crises. Drawing on Viktor Orbán's playbook in Hungary, it underscores the ruthless pursuit of power and the dangerous art of diverting public attention from governmental shortcomings.

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A chilling guide for aspiring dictators reveals tactics to dismantle democracy, such as stifling media, rigging elections, and exploiting crises. Drawing on Viktor Orbán's playbook in Hungary, it underscores the ruthless pursuit of power and the dangerous art of diverting public attention from governmental shortcomings.