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I think it's great everyone is under the microscope when it comes to authoritarian rule. You're right that the eccentric get targeted more than the corporate straitlaced ones. Packing the court with loyal judges is bad no matter who is doing it, nor for what reason. The fact that this is seen as the only way to fix problems is a problem in itself. It absolutely should be called out. The growing trend of not being allowed to criticize liberal politicians because it helps conservative politicians is terrible. All politicians should be criticized.
I strongly disagree all governments will kill if they're given unlimited power. They might cause death by mismanagement, but it's a special kind of government that actively executes people. Still though, no government should have unlimited power. The people in charge change. There is no guarantee a benevolent dictator will be succeeded by someone who is benevolent, but only by someone who is a dictator. Governments should be productive, but centralizing power has never lead to great outcomes in the long term. I do think the US government is becoming increasingly centralized in the name of eliminating roadblocks. Executive orders and Supreme court rulings are becoming the favourite way of changing laws and that's a dangerous precedent.
Well this is a bit ironic coming from someone who thinks that all governments with "sufficient will-to-power" will move onto murdering political opponents
Name one that hasn't.
Well, that'd depend on what exactly you mean with "will-to-power"