Ep 139: Dictators, Mennonites, and Living Mannequins

'Dictator' used to be a bad term, used only to describe an individual that managed to coalesce absolute power over a significant region, and mobilized that power towards nefarious intentions. But is the term 'dictator' being tossed about too broadly these days? On the latest episode of 4Thirty, Ben and Pat go back and forth discussing some true 'dictators' in history, covering both the extreme to the obscure, while also explaining the mechanisms by which dictatorships have risen and continue to rise in the world today. Was a well-established, New Testament ruler really a dictator? Did Cambodia suffer under the worst dictatorship in the 20th century? How many dictatorships still exist in the world today? Do Mennonites play hockey? For answers to these questions and way too many more, please listen to the latest and greatest episode of 4Thirty in the Morning!