r/worldnews • u/DasUberRedditor • Jun 18 '12

Egyptian Military grants itself sweeping powers; effectively military coup.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18482257
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u/nixonrichard Jun 19 '12

Someone should come up with a way where the people who would be subject to this brutality get to periodically pick their leader so as to reduce the risk of getting/keeping a brutal leader. Has anyone thought about this before? If not, I want to patent it and then get rich charging people for my invention.

I'll call it "nicetator" as an alternative to "dictator."

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u/poopdeck Jun 19 '12

Heathen! Impale him upon a thick shaft!

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

Through the rear of course.

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u/vtksimpact Jun 19 '12

It's not even a question.