Enough of the Left’s Dictator BS
Calling someone a dictator does not make it so. President Trump is not a dictator – nor is Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Yet the left-wing Democrats and their media cronies keep slinging the term around as if repeating a lie often enough turns it into truth. It does not. Both men rose to power through the ballot box, not through coups or power grabs. Both have faced the checks and balances of democratic institutions. And both have left office after an electoral defeat without resorting to force. (Just to keep the record straight, Trump’s first term ended on January 20, 2021. He left office peacefully.) That is not the record of dictators.
The claims of dictatorship against Trump are an extension of the Democrats other false political narrative – that the riot that broke out on Capitol Hill on January 6 was an insurrection.
Trump is the duly and constitutionally elected President of the United States. He did not seize the office. He won it fair and square after spending four years out of power – a fact that alone demolishes any dictator nonsense. Dictators do not voluntarily leave office and then win it back at the ballot box. They cling to power until dragged out by war, coup, or revolution.
To be sure, Trump has tested the boundaries of presidential authority more aggressively than most. That is not the same as exceeding them unlawfully. Every president pushes the envelope from time to time. The Constitution provides the remedy. The Supreme Court ultimately decides when a president has gone too far. That is exactly how the system is supposed to work. It is called separation of powers, not dictatorship.
Past presidents learned this lesson the hard way. President Harry Truman saw his dramatic seizure of the nation’s steel mills during the Korean War struck down by the Supreme Court in the landmark Youngstown Sheet & Tube case. The justices ruled that the president lacked the authority to take such action without congressional approval. President Franklin Roosevelt watched key elements of his New Deal agenda collapse under Supreme Court scrutiny, including the National Industrial Recovery Act in Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States. Even President Richard Nixon had to surrender his White House tapes after the Supreme Court rejected his claims of absolute executive privilege in United States v. Nixon. These were not acts of defiance. They were presidents operating within a constitutional framework that ultimately checked their power. Trump has done the same.
Some lower federal courts have ruled against Trump on various policies. Those are not final decisions. They are opinions subject to higher review. And time after time, the Supreme Court has overturned those lower court rulings in the President’s favor. The travel ban provides a classic example. Multiple lower courts blocked it, only for the Supreme Court to uphold the policy in Trump v. Hawaii. In more recent cases involving the current administration, the high court has stepped in repeatedly to stay lower court injunctions that sought to hamstring executive actions on federal grants, immigration enforcement, and agency reforms. The justices have limited the abuse of nationwide injunctions by single district judges – another major victory for the administration and for constitutional order.
Trump has lost a couple of decisions at the Supreme Court. The Court ruled against his use of certain emergency powers to impose broad tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The justices also blocked an attempt to federalize the National Guard in Illinois in a specific dispute. Yet in both instances,
Trump accepted the rulings without resistance. He did not defy the Court. He did not threaten the justices. He did not hold the nation hostage until he got his way. That is not the behavior of a dictator. That is the conduct of a leader who respects the rule of law even when it does not go his way. Dictators do not lose court cases and move on. They eliminate the courts or pack them with loyalists who never say no.
Viktor Orbán
As a disclaimer, I have never been a fan of Orban based on his policies. I am glad he has been defeated, but … he is no dictator and Hungary is still a functioning democracy.
The standard that applies to Trump also applies to Orbán. Left-wing Democrats and their media cronies have labeled Orbán a dictator for years. Orban has been a more powerful leader in Hungary than his predecessors since the fall of the Soviet Union — and the liberation of captive nations like Hungary. Orbán’s actions that many Americans find most egregious (including me) – such as rewriting the constitution to consolidate power, exercising greater control over the judiciary and media and his closeness to Russia’s Vladimir Putin – seem to have had the approval of the Hungarian people, who elected him multiple times with strong mandates.
There is no better refutation of the left’s false claim – essentially political name-calling – that Orban is a real dictator than the fact that he lost his recent reelection bid by a wide margin. With the results rolling in, Orban conceded defeat. Dictators do not lose elections. They rig them or cancel them.
Orbán’s opponent, Péter Magyar, won in a landslide with 54 percent of the vote to Orbán’s 38 percent. Magyar’s party captured 138 seats in parliament compared to Orbán’s 55. The democratic process is alive and well in Budapest. The people spoke. The leader stepped aside. That is democracy, not dictatorship.
It is no small irony that the Democratic Party – which believes in a strong central regulatory government run by an elite corps of bureaucrats – is the one throwing out the dictator accusations against conservatives who believe in limited government. Democrats love big government that they control. They cheer when federal judges issue nationwide injunctions to stop conservative policies. They howl when the Supreme Court reins in the administrative state or upholds executive authority under the Constitution. Yet when conservatives win elections and govern according to their mandate, the left screams “dictator.”
The truth is simpler. Trump and Orbán are not dictators. They are elected leaders who challenge the left’s vision of endless government expansion, open borders, and cultural transformation. That challenge makes them dangerous in the eyes of the elite. So, the left reaches for the most inflammatory label available: dictator. It is a rhetorical trick, not a factual description.
The American people and the Hungarian people have shown they can tell the difference. They elect these men because they deliver results – stronger borders, economic growth, traditional values, and resistance to globalist overreach. When the voters change their minds, as they did in Hungary, the leaders accept it. No tanks roll in the streets. No opposition figures disappear. No elections are annulled.
Calling someone a dictator does not make it so. Evidence does. And the evidence shows that neither Trump nor Orbán fall into that category. They are strong leaders, but still the products of democracy, accountable to voters and constrained by courts.
The real threat to liberty comes not from these leaders but from those who would weaponize language, courts, and media to silence opposition and centralize power in the hands of unelected elites. The left should look in the mirror before hurling insults. The dictators they fear are not the ones winning elections and respecting the Constitution. They are the ones who cannot stand the idea that people might disagree with them.
So, there ‘tis.
The commiecrats can’t win on the issues. They have to resort to slander and crooked use of the courts. But it seems that people are waking up
Larry has been doing this a long time. He has developed a unique set of tools to wage his war of ideas against liberalism mastering his art of the win/lose. In this one, he builds his case, very carefully, in a manner I paraphrase Joe Pesci from My Cousin Vinny describing how the prosecution builds a case: “Larry’s got to build a case. Building a case is like building a house. Each piece of evidence is just another building block… He’s going to show you the bricks… But there’s one thing he’s not gonna show you. When you look at the bricks from the right angle, they’re as thin as this playing card. His whole case is an illusion, a magic trick.” And that’s what’s happening here. He builds his case with a number of “idea bricks,” narrowly defining each one to support his preordained conclusion. He starts with the dictator brick; it’s solid and there is only one brick hard definition for a dictator. Autocrats need not apply even if that feels very similar to citizens. The archetype definition is for a nasty, evil autocratic ruler of which I am not sure we can even find a perfect example in the modern world, even Putin is technically labelled a President and Trump would never idolize a dictator, would he?
Describing himself, Trump himself said he might be a dictator for at least one day, presumably to get things going. Was he joking, again? Would all those EO’s count? Does that fit Larry’s definition? But wait, there’s more.
This year Trump said: “Sometimes you need a dictator.” He also recently has uttered: “a lot of people are saying maybe we’d like a dictator if it meant safer streets.” So, who is that guy who puts the military on our city streets? A dictator? Or masked police without badges or papers? A police force that reports to him and is larger than the Marines in numbers. He suggested: “A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we like a dictator.’”
At the last Davos he admitted speaking about himself in the third: “Usually they say he’s a horrible dictator type person. I’m a dictator. But sometimes you need a dictator. But they didn’t say that in this case. And no, it’s common sense, it’s all based on common sense.”
I don’t know Larry; these are his own words. He feels he’s a dictator, needed, and rules by common sense. That’s just really weird. Other times he denies he’s a dictator. As does Putin. Let’s face it, recently he’s been showing AI pictures of himself as anointed by God, hugged by Jesus, perhaps not a dictator, but certainly the Felon King. At least he seems to think so.
Larry claims: “Dictators do not voluntarily leave office and then win it back at the ballot box.” Like his definitional brick of “dictator,” this brick is solid and narrowly defined: must voluntarily leave office and must then win it back by ballot. From AI:
• “Daniel Ortega (Nicaragua): Led the Sandinista junta in the 1980s, lost the 1990 election, and returned to the presidency in 2007, subsequently consolidating absolute control.
• Juan Perón (Argentina): Ruled as a populist dictator/president (1946–1955), was overthrown in a military coup, but returned from exile to win the presidency again in 1973.
• Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria): Served as military ruler from 1976–1979, then returned as an elected president in 1999.
• Vladimir Putin (Russia): While serving as president (2000–2008), he stepped down due to term limits to become Prime Minister, then returned to the presidency in 2012, eventually changing the constitution to allow for further rule.
• Antonio López de Santa Anna (Mexico): Served as president/dictator multiple times between 1833 and 1855, losing and reclaiming power through coups and elections.
• Napoleon Bonaparte (France): After his initial abdication in 1814 and exile to Elba, he returned to power in 1815 during the “Hundred Days” before his final defeat.
Again, nothing is as rigid or solid as Larry’s brick, but plenty of folks thought of as dictators, most certainly autocrats, left office and then returned later. Putin alone = BUSTED. (unless Larry relents, which is doubtful on this one).
Larry says: “Democrats and their media cronies keep slinging the term around as if repeating a lie often enough turns it into truth.” Again, a solid brick definition of slinging the term. Not many call him a dictator. They get close; the thin skinned might take offense, but Larry is spinning at best. From AI again:
• “Senator Chuck Schumer: He labeled Trump a “would-be dictator” who is attempting to destroy American democracy and has transformed the Justice Department into a tool for attacking political adversaries.
• Governor JB Pritzker (Illinois): He called Trump a “wannabe dictator” following the President’s threats to send federal troops into cities like Chicago against the wishes of local officials.
• Governor Tim Walz (Minnesota): In late 2024, he described Trump as a “dictator” who intends to “overturn the Constitution”.
• Congresswoman Betty McCollum: She stated that Trump is “making good on his promise to be a dictator” by issuing what she termed illegal and unconstitutional executive orders.
• Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton (Illinois): She has publicly referred to Trump as a “wannabe dictator”.
• Senator Chris Van Hollen: He accused Trump of “playing dictator” and pushing American democracy to the “brink”.
• Former Representative Liz Cheney: In her memoir, she called Trump the “most dangerous man ever to inhabit the Oval Office” and has warned of the threat of a Trump dictatorship.
• John Kelly (Former White House Chief of Staff): He stated that Trump “certainly prefers the dictator approach to government” and fits the general definition of a “fascist.” Kelly also noted that Trump frequently admired authoritarian leaders and chafed at constitutional limitations on his power.
Yes, they toss the term dictator about, but rarely, directly, call him a dictator. And like Trump, maybe they are joking? Doubtful: we don’t use that dodge for our words. Trump has called himself dictator a number of times. A good number of off-called dictators, most certainly autocrats, have left office and then returned later.
Larry, if you think this Presidency is like any before, can you save me some of that stuff; it must be wild. You have built your house with solid bricks, narrowly defined but solid. Thing is there’s cracks in the mortar and America feels like Mordor.
I don’t think you will find me saying dictator; I prefer Felon King. He is a Felon, that is a clear fact, and I think he acts like a Monarch. My proof is the EO’s and lack of legislation. You would agree with that if he was a Democrat. On EO’s, Reagan did 381, Clinton 364, all other moderns less than 300. Trump 1: 220. Trump 2 so far: 255 — a new record and still 2.5 years to go. If you believe, and we know you do, that EO’s are actions in a monarchy, then Trump is the US archetype monarch, our prime example of this abuse.
In the past, what did you call a President who rules by EO? Remember, I know how to search…..
Legislation passed in his first year of his second term was 38 bills — probably the lowest number of bills of any Congress. And while quantity and quality are different things, this Congress is clearly not legislating. They don’t even work hours like normal citizens. Johnson even let people take 43 days off to work and they worked only 90 days during Trump’s first year, second term.
What do you call a government that seems to be run by one man who often puts the military or his ICE Presidential Police force on our streets? Dictator, no. Felon King — yeah, I can dance to that.
The lies from people like Dunger and designed to destroy Trump because he beat the two cunts and is working hard to fix the damage from the left
Emiledung, the manly man who thinks women are “cunts,” says I lie but does not provide any proof or evidence as he must live in a fantasy world where he believes his words alone are gospel.
Dude, I provided evidence and proof for everything I said. All you spew is dung.
Then again, I did quote Trump a lot; were those all lies in your mind?
Republicans are big on false accusations, weak on proof, evidence, and sources. Think I have counted over a half dozen of you with false accusations and not one shred of evidence even though I have made the request many times. Only Bendung has attempted, really badly, but attempted to provide proof.
All democrat women are cunts. Including my grandmother.
“people are saying maybe we’d like a dictator if it meant safer streets”
yeah right…how are trump streets safe when everyone is afraid to go out and get shot by ICE…
THREE AMERICANS DEAD !!
a$$wipe
BTW Biden actually deported 4,000,000 that’s million…Trump hasn’t deported but a few mostly locking them up here in detention centers @ $100 per day per person…notice I said person not immigrant criminals…he’s locking up anybody and everybody.!
Which make Trumps buddies millionaires…but then you have to wonder what’s Donny’s cut…of the Tax Payers Dollar…
Don’t worry…the truth will arrive in due time!!!
Sparky I will comment on your bullshit post about three Americans. GOOD RIDDANCE!!! And Biden deporting illegal wetbacks? He’s too fucking retarded. Just like you and Dunger.
Sethdung is very unchristian in his glee over the murder of innocent citizens. May his compassion be returned ten fold. Karma is a bitch dude. Except for Emile where Karma is a cunt.
In the real world, of facts and figures, a place Seth fears to tred: “According to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP data, the Biden administration conducted over 4.6 million total removals, returns, and expulsions combined throughout its term, with a record-high 775,000 removals/returns in the 12 months following the end of Title 42.”
What a dumb-fuck this idiot Sethdung be. He’s got to know that Democrats like facts. He likes dung. Look how often he revels in it. He’s got to know we will hit google. He probably hits the bottle. Hey, if he goes gay and marries Hegseth the durnk, he will be Seth Hegseth the drunk. hahaha.
Still waiting for Seth to man-up and prove your accusation that I told a lie. Or be a man and apologize. Only a sumb motherfucker would hide from his own words. Dumb shit can’t even stand up for himself: SACO.
This guy constantly says shit he can’t support and then runs and hides like a spoiled child. He will never own up to the plethora of lies he claimed I told. He can’t even find one. So weak, so stupid.
Dunger those so called Americans got what they deserved. They wasn’t murdered. But the January 6 patriots was murdered by a capital asshole. That prick had better thank God she wasn’t in my family By the way , did you ever call your daughter a cunt. Not saying that you did. Just asking But you lie about Trump and republicans all the time.
Seth having a bit of a delusional breakdown there; that’s quite the deplorable rant.
You can’t support what you say, you can’t prove I lie no matter what vulgarities you add, you gots nothing. Nothing at all. Worthless.