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Kyiv’s mayor worries Ukraine under Zelensky becoming increasingly autocratic
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The time to critically analyse Zelensky's authority is when the Russian troops have withdrawn from Ukraine or when Zelensky has become an unbearable burden for Ukrainians. Obviously, both scenarios are far from occuring
A stable authority is open to constructive criticism and not endangered by it. Instead it is strengthened by taking in and adapting to legitimate criticism.
And this is a story as old as humanity. Do the stories praise the kings that instilled fear and denied any criticism? Or do they praise the wise kings that listened to their people and never got blinded by themselves?
The stories praise the winners, typically.
As far as I can tell, there never was a wise king that listened to their people. There are certainly stories about such kings but this is mostly people romanticising the past.