Divide and conquer
The global threat of emerging dictatorships, in nations rife with division and corruption, is symptomatic of civil unrest, power grab by corrupt elitists and failing democracies.
Not only in powerful Communist nations such as Russia and China, but in developing nations where civil war continues to fail citizens, denied elections.
Even in Asian nations such as Myanmar, a valid election result is overturned by a terrifying military coup.
Hong Kong bends the knee under physical threat from a bullying dictatorship, which uses intimidation tactics to keep citizens subdued.
USA today is a nation divided.
The Republican Party, the party which created the Union under Lincoln, now refuses to concede a legitimate election result.