<![CDATA[Can someone good at history tell me how often authoritarian regimes willingly and peacefully give up power?]]>Can someone good at history tell me how often authoritarian regimes willingly and peacefully give up power? Just curious.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/481dbf2a-3bff-424b-adbf-0b3ed7af062a/can-someone-good-at-history-tell-me-how-often-authoritarian-regimes-willingly-and-peacefully-give-up-powerRSS for NodeTue, 28 Jul 2026 03:13:23 GMTTue, 14 Jul 2026 01:14:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can someone good at history tell me how often authoritarian regimes willingly and peacefully give up power? on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:01:31 GMT]]>@benlockwood The authoritarians will run away if enough of us knit pom pom beanies and write sternly worded letters.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oberstenzian/statuses/116916570772868043https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oberstenzian/statuses/116916570772868043Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:01:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can someone good at history tell me how often authoritarian regimes willingly and peacefully give up power? on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:44:08 GMT]]>@benlockwood Orban just left peacefully, does that count?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/sneako/statuses/116916266483200432https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/users/sneako/statuses/116916266483200432Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:44:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can someone good at history tell me how often authoritarian regimes willingly and peacefully give up power? on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:34:31 GMT]]>@benlockwood Yes. Almost anyone with a modicum of history on their CV can tell you.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/count_01/statuses/116915756798020217https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/count_01/statuses/116915756798020217Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:34:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can someone good at history tell me how often authoritarian regimes willingly and peacefully give up power? on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:19:56 GMT]]>@benlockwood I can't find the info now but I know I've looked it up before.

Historically, based on what I can find, it's fewer than five. Basically "almost never".

If I wasn't so tired I'd do the digging again, but..that's not in the cards this morning.

It *has* happened, but it's certainly not the sort of thing you want to rely on, and these authoritarians are not the type.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/roknrol/statuses/116915699453467315https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/roknrol/statuses/116915699453467315Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:19:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can someone good at history tell me how often authoritarian regimes willingly and peacefully give up power? on Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:17:54 GMT]]>@benlockwood The only example I am aware of is Pinochet, and he really dragged the process out.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.mx/users/aarbrk/statuses/116915691465532337https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.mx/users/aarbrk/statuses/116915691465532337Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:17:54 GMT