Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakersschizoidman@lemmy.ml to News@lemmy.world – 199 points – 3 months agoapnews.com133Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentDespot means you have absolute power. It doesn't mean you use it badly. It just means you have the potential to. Despot means you have absolute power. Traditionally in a cruel or oppressive manner. The wise leader doesn't need to inflict cruelty, because they have the public's trust.And when they are no longer wise?Then people grow unhappy and begin to rebel. And they either pave a new, wiser path or double down by resorting to cruelty.Exactly. Which is why a despot is not wanted. Much better with a small revolution every now and again; i.e., an election.
Despot means you have absolute power. It doesn't mean you use it badly. It just means you have the potential to. Despot means you have absolute power. Traditionally in a cruel or oppressive manner. The wise leader doesn't need to inflict cruelty, because they have the public's trust.And when they are no longer wise?Then people grow unhappy and begin to rebel. And they either pave a new, wiser path or double down by resorting to cruelty.Exactly. Which is why a despot is not wanted. Much better with a small revolution every now and again; i.e., an election.
Despot means you have absolute power. Traditionally in a cruel or oppressive manner. The wise leader doesn't need to inflict cruelty, because they have the public's trust.And when they are no longer wise?Then people grow unhappy and begin to rebel. And they either pave a new, wiser path or double down by resorting to cruelty.Exactly. Which is why a despot is not wanted. Much better with a small revolution every now and again; i.e., an election.
And when they are no longer wise?Then people grow unhappy and begin to rebel. And they either pave a new, wiser path or double down by resorting to cruelty.Exactly. Which is why a despot is not wanted. Much better with a small revolution every now and again; i.e., an election.
Then people grow unhappy and begin to rebel. And they either pave a new, wiser path or double down by resorting to cruelty.Exactly. Which is why a despot is not wanted. Much better with a small revolution every now and again; i.e., an election.
Exactly. Which is why a despot is not wanted. Much better with a small revolution every now and again; i.e., an election.
Despot means you have absolute power. It doesn't mean you use it badly. It just means you have the potential to.
Traditionally in a cruel or oppressive manner.
The wise leader doesn't need to inflict cruelty, because they have the public's trust.
And when they are no longer wise?
Then people grow unhappy and begin to rebel. And they either pave a new, wiser path or double down by resorting to cruelty.
Exactly. Which is why a despot is not wanted. Much better with a small revolution every now and again; i.e., an election.