"The autocrat oversees a naked kleptocracy in place of the hidden #kleptocracy of the oligarchs. But it is debatable whether the more refined kleptocracy of the oligarchs is any worse than the crude and open kleptocracy of the autocrat. The autocrat’s attraction is that as he fleeces the public, he entertains the crowd." https://www.mintpressnews.com/chris-hedges-america-fate-oligarchy-autocracy/278545/