Alternation of Power

[Ian]

Well, I gather the prisons do seem to act as a training ground for thieves, etc :-)

[Nik]

Limited or unlimited power: where do you stand?

[Scout]

I went back to your first post, Nik, and it was interesting. Putin "chose to doubt alternation of power in the US, referring to Bush dynasty and then Clintons." No big surprise there, since he keeps himself in power by holding sham elections that he always wins.

Regarding your question about limited or unlimited power - well I'm an American living under a constitution that was set up to limit power via having three branches of government and term limits for presidents.

[Nik]

Funny that russian constitution seemingly limits terms too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_li... yet, with the help of magic a dictator can rule for over 30 years

[Scout]

Maybe megalomaniac would better describe him?

[Nik]

Yes, and at this stage almost any pejorative would be appropriate