historically, the dictator’s presumed heir does not survive the removal of the original, no matter how fond the copy may be of making wacky predictions
@wagnerblog unfortunately, in Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria, at least, we have seen totalitarian power pass down to an heir apparent.
@acjay but I was specifically referring to dictators “removed”, so maybe we can be upbeat
@acjay might help that the current guy trusts no one