The 21st Century Machiavelli Still Fit For a King. Can Islam Karimov be one of them?

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Can Islam Karimov be one of them?

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In today’s world some rulers are exercising the same strategy as in Machiavelli time by eliminating opponents and people who found ruler’s weak sides or unlawful activity. They ban foreign Non Government Organizations, Internet and oppositional parties. Next step is closing country all external informational sources and creating an empty vacuum in society. After, Presidents or Shahs will create own kingdom by putting ideology he likes and calling it as “democratic” society. Changing constantly promises and using their non- democratic ideology, they do whatever takes to keep power. According to Human Rights Watch countries as North Korea, China and Cuba are called totalitarian countries, where power is ruled by one person. Unfortunately even now, in our so advanced world, rulers of some countries still use the same tactics. For example, ex-president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurad Niyazov, created self proclaimed kingdom, where he declared himself as a Great Father of All Turkmen. Although he wrote the book to all Turkmen people, about spirit of Turkmen and how they should live. No wonder, people like him became Machiavellians, people who manipulate in negative way. They manipulate people’s mind and input their ideology to keep power.

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Any thoughts?
In today’s world some rulers are exercising the same strategy as in Machiavelli time by eliminating opponents and people who found ruler’s weak sides or unlawful activity. They ban foreign Non Government Organizations, Internet and oppositional parties. Next step is closing country all external informational sources and creating an empty vacuum in society. After, Presidents or Shahs will create own kingdom by putting ideology he likes and calling it as “democratic” society. Changing constantly promises and using their non- democratic ideology, they do whatever takes to keep power. According to Human Rights Watch countries as North Korea, China and Cuba are called totalitarian countries, where power is ruled by one person. Unfortunately even now, in our so advanced world, rulers of some countries still use the same tactics. For example, ex-president of Turkmenistan, Saparmurad Niyazov, created self proclaimed kingdom, where he declared himself as a Great Father of All Turkmen. Although he wrote the book to all Turkmen people, about spirit of Turkmen and how they should live. No wonder, people like him became Machiavellians, people who manipulate in negative way. They manipulate people’s mind and input their ideology to keep power.

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Any thoughts?