Whether or not he thinks it would be great to be a dictator the question is, is he? The next question is what to do about his followers who enable him? I believe he isn’t really a dictator and won’t become one because in the final analysis he’s really just a dick. So what about his followers? I’m afraid what’s going to happen is that those who recognize him for what he is will be way too quick to forgive the followers. The business of accountability is long and messy. Forgiveness without accountability is easy and feels good. The process is a predictable one. Following somehow morphs into victim-hood. Victim-hood deserves empathy. Empathy leads to forgiveness without accountability for damage done. We are still months away from the moment the lights come on and the majority recognizes he’s just a dick. When that happens we must not be so quick to forgive, whether it be Mitch or the old lady next door. A lot of people are getting hurt. They need our attention first, not former followers wanting back into the community. Just think about all the money, time and effort required to help the children being harmed today. It will take decades. Too many of us will think it too hard, put it all in the past and move on. Seems like we’ve done that before.