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Par for the course. There should be universal condemnation.
An ideal form of government would be where a leader needs to work with other parties in order to accomplish common goals. It is not idea when the highest goal of a politician is to get reelected by being the most adept at shifting the blame. It is not ideal to lift up an extreme view as being exactly what the base wants. Likewise, it is not ideal to switch between one party trying to dictate while the other does everything in their power to prevent them from doing anything. If it is given that there is a good leader, a dictatorship is much more of an ideal form of government that is able to act much more decisively and effectively without having its hands tied, and there are examples of good dictatorships, however, it is much more likely to not have a good leader. Saying that this country needs a dictator and that one is coming is not the same as calling for one or wanting one, but is seeing a solution to a problem and predicting that it will come about. This country is a mess politically and dictator would certainly clear up the political infighting and a dictator is coming if one party can gain enough power to bring that about, though it would likely create a host of other problems, but it is unhelpful to use it for shock value without evaluating what is being said in context.
If you think that dictatorships are for the good of the people if only the dictator is good, you don't really understand politics. In short, unless every single person in the dictatorships line of command is a saint, the dictator either will have to rob his people to keep his supporters in line, or they will be deposed by someone more ruthless.
He didn't say "we're headed toward dictatorship" like you just did, he said "we *need* a dictator" (emph added). He clearly welcomes a dictator (presumably not just any dictator), where as in the statement above, you did not. His post was quite clear and quite disgusting.
I think he has a show on one of those minor cable networks.
That's a lovely sentiment, but it seems that what passes for conservatism today, and I would say for at least a decade, is an embrace of authoritarianism and a desire to have a strong man who will "take back" America and restore things to how they used to be (where certain types of people knew their place).
