Commentary When some people get power, they become like wolves. They take whatever savage actions are needed to win and dominate. They turn their opponents and critics into sheep who learn to be quiet or face vicious attacks and destruction. Think of Joseph Stalin killing his rivals. Think of the Castro brothers torturing, imprisoning, and exiling opponents. Consider the decay of Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe as political opponents were imprisoned, killed, and exiled. Recall the ruthlessness of Hugo Chavez in taking over Venezuela. He destroyed or exiled middle class opponents—who relied on demonstrations while confronting the dictatorship’s militia. Meanwhile, the militia was cheerful about using force to destroy the class which had created a successful, wealthy Venezuela. The United States has had relatively few experiences of wolf-like behavior, because the separation of powers within the federal government and between the federal and state governments—combined with the Constitutional limits on government …
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