[Scandiravian]

Someone's been reading the dictator's handbook. First step when you gain power is to ensure control of the treasury

[panarky]

I thought the first step was to gain control of the media.

[Scandiravian]

That's during the power grab to prevent the opposition from rallying resistance during the transition. When you have power, you need to establish control of the money to ensure you keep the power

[renegade-otter]

The media, largely already kissed the ring. Even Putin didn't have it so easy.

[fknorangesite]

Read? They wrote one.