Twelve-Step Program: Playbook of Autocrats’ Published by Stanford Diamond DemocracyTwelve-Step Program: Playbook of Autocrats’ Published by Stanford Diamond Democracy


Begin to demonize the opposition as illegitimate and unpatriotic, part of the discredited establishment (or other disloyal elements), out of touch with the “true people.” Undermine the independence of the courts by forcing existing judges to retire or restructuring the ...

Abyssinian Dictators and Theosophy: The Pathway to a Lasting Retro-Fascistic Dictatorship: Part IIAbyssinian Dictators and Theosophy: The Pathway to a Lasting Retro-Fascistic Dictatorship: Part II


Up: One Stalinist replaced another Stalinist in 1974 and 1991. Bottom: One assimilated replaced the other assimilated in 2012 and 2018. The article explores the theosophy of Abyssinian cheftain dictators and their role in the formation of retro-fascist regimes. It ...

The Impact of Debteras on the Dissemination of Settler-Colonial Creole AmharicThe Impact of Debteras on the Dissemination of Settler-Colonial Creole Amharic


To accurately grasp the individual and collective identity of the Habesha, particularly the Tigre and Amhara, and the European perspective of Abyssinia, it’s crucial to define and analyze the function of Debteras. Debteras means ‘Priest‘ when translated into English word-to-word. ...