Absolute Rulers, from the Left and Right

The hope I expressed in yesterdays post on Jair Bolsonaro didn't come true...

A very sad result in every possible way. One bright light, albeit very small, is that Bolsonaro doesn't wear a Basque beret (how could he?), but with many like-minded rulers, he does express a liking for military berets. 

Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov

A young Muammar Gaddafi

Fidel Castro

Hugo Chavez

Saddam Hussain with bowling insignia

Omar al-Bashir

A (photo-shopped) big-eared Vladimir Putin in Royal Parachute Regt uniform