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Equally, they are tools for establishing superstitions, glorifying despots and dignifying atrocity.

The Uzbek despot distinguished himself by “boiling his enemies, slaughtering his poverty-stricken people when they protest, and conscripting armies of children for slave labour,” according to The Guardian.

So, stand up for free speech or fall to a despot who wants you to remain quiet.

They are only a sticking point for would-be kings and despots who successfully deceive and subjugate the masses.

In Florida and elsewhere, there were individuals of rare caliber who rose up in their day to defeat these right-wing despots.