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Autocrats keep holding elections to give their rule a veneer of freedom.
Drawn from what Ruth Ben-Ghiat said
What Ruth Ben-Ghiat actually said
- Ruth Ben-Ghiat American historian of fascism and authoritarian leaders
Keeping elections going covers their despotism with a veneer of freedom, which is useful for getting foreign loans
Where this was said
↗The Fascist Idea of Electionslucid.substack.com
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