The Great Leap Backwards - Nations Around The Globe Turn To Tyranny

"Tyrants are trying to grab power worldwide … For example, Turkey’s Erdogan has repealed free speech and rights, instituted fundamentalist Islam, and – according to many – is trying to re-institute the Ottoman Empire. Japan’s Abe has also jettisoned free speech, re-instituted its military, and – according to some commentators – “the land of the rising sun is rising again.” Many other political leaders all over the world are asserting authoritarian powers and cracking down on freedoms and legal protections."