Polylect<p>Ok, we're at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Weber</span></a>'s concept of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patrimonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>patrimonialism</span></a>, we don't need to go to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arendt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arendt</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/totalitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>totalitarianism</span></a> (yet) to analyse the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UZA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UZA</span></a>. That's good, ain't it?</p><p>"In its governmental guise, patrimonialism is distinguished by running the state as if it were the leader’s personal property or family business. It can be found in many countries, but its main contemporary exponent—at least until January 20, 2025—has been Vladimir Putin."<br><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/corruption-trump-administration/681794/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/</span><span class="invisible">2025/02/corruption-trump-administration/681794/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicaltheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politicaltheory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ruzzia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ruzzia</span></a></p>