#despotic

[daily-cool-words]

Today's word of the day is...

Despotic

[Adjective]

Definition: Having unlimited power over others and using it unfairly; tyrannical.

Example Sentence: Joseph was a despotic commander.

[aneleh]

František Drtikol

“....governments, which have a regard to the common interest, are constituted in accordance with strict principles of justice, and are therefore true forms; but those which regard only the interest of the rulers are all defective and perverted forms, for they are despotic, whereas a state is a community of freemen.”    ―    Aristotle,          Politics    

[ansy1984]

Opinion: How did Sudan go from casting off despotic rule to this? | CNN

Editor’s Note: Justin Lynch is a researcher and analyst in Washington, DC. He is co-author of the book “Sudan’s Unfinished Democracy.” The views expressed here are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. CNN  —  Four years ago, almost to the day, the people of Sudan were celebrating a revolution after overthrowing longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir. Now the East African country faces the possibility…

Opinion: How did Sudan go from casting off despotic rule to this? | CNN

[longwindedbore]

Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act for swift deportations is illegal, Trump-appointed judge rules — POLITICO

The Alien Enemies Act applies only when the country is facing an armed, organized attack, the judge ruled.

[declanscunt]

logan as capitalism on legs fr

[sloswimmer]

Second Treatise of Government EP16 Separation of Powers

[happyflowey]

* Damn, I should have bugged Testy to also get me a bag of popcorn when he went with the other two earlier.... Really sounding pretty good right now...

[lorenzocaiazzo]

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