One of the most common characteristics of rule by an authoritarian who’s taken over a democracy is his use of unofficial civilian paramilitary groups and militia gangs to terrorize or even kill his political opponents.
Back in the day, Hitler had his Brownshirts, Mussolini his Blackshirts. The practice has since become far more widespread — routine, almost — as we can see across multiple formerly democratic nations taken over — by election — during the past three decades:
— Putin uses a nationwide biker gang called the Night Wolves, who terrorize and often kill people who speak out against him. He also used the Wagner Group for these purposes against high-profile political and business targets.
— In India, Narendra Modi is supported by a rightwing gang known as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) which is alleged to even lynch Modhi’s religious critics.
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