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voteinorout on Instagram: "In 2012, #SachaBaronCohen released The Dictator, a wild political satire that felt outrageous at the time. Playing the fictional ty…" In 2012, #SachaBaronCohen released The Dictator, a wild political satire that felt outrageous at the time. Playing the fictional tyrant General Aladeen, Cohen mocked authoritarianism with absurd jokes and brutal honesty. One scene still hits hard today, when Aladeen explains how great a dictatorship could be: “You could let 1% of the people have all the nation’s wealth… help your rich friends get richer by cutting their taxes… control the media… rig elections… lie about war… and scare people into supporting policies against their own interests.”⁠⁠Back then, it was meant to be ridiculous. Now, it feels uncomfortably familiar. Wealth inequality in the U.S. has reached extreme levels, with the top 1% owning more wealth than the bottom 90% combined. Media consolidation has shrunk independent voices. Surveillance, mass incarceration, voter suppression, and fear driven politics are no longer movie jokes. What was once satire now reads like a warning about how democracies slowly slide toward something darker when power goes unchecked.⁠⁠#TheDictator #PoliticalSatire #Authoritarianism #Democracy #WealthInequality #MediaControl #CultComedy #ModernPolitics #Power #Accountability⁠—⁠⁠The Dictator (2012) is an outrageous political satire starring Sacha Baron Cohen as General Aladeen, the over-the-top dictator of the fictional country of Wadiya. The film combines absurd humor, biting social commentary, and Cohen’s signature fearless comedy to lampoon authoritarianism, privilege, and cultural stereotypes.⁠⁠It’s ridiculous, raunchy, and intentionally over-the-top—everything from ludicrous political schemes to wild public antics keeps the laughs coming. Beneath the chaos, it cleverly pokes fun at power, ego, and the absurdities of modern politics, making it both hilarious and surprisingly pointed.⁠⁠#TheDictator #SachaBaronCohen #PoliticalSatire #ComedyMovies #RaunchyHumor #OverTheTop #CultComedy #UnderratedComedies #MovieNight #LaughOutLoud repost @goodmoviesgrid⁠⁠Help this information get to more voters. 🇺🇸 A well-informed electorate is a prerequisite to Democracy.—Thomas JeffersonView all 4,582 comments https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTFeo1TCEli/?igsh=MTFwaGc4c2t5NDlxcw==