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dlk

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Fri Dec 12, 2025, 08:14 AM Friday

Patrimonialism - describes Trump's governance perfectly

Governance by personal loyalty; doling out rewards and punishments. Nothing like democracy, at all.

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrimonialism

The bribes and corruption are in our faces every day

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Patrimonialism - describes Trump's governance perfectly (Original Post) dlk Friday OP
It used to be called "Monarchy", mwmisses4289 Friday #1
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