By Stephen Zogopoulos, USNN World News On September 27, 2024, the Biden Administration quietly approved an update to Pentagon Directive 5240.01, a move that dramatically alters the U.S. military’s role within American borders. For the first time in modern history, the directive grants the military the authority to use deadly force against U.S. citizens in […]
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In the modern English-language’s usage of the word, a tyrant (derived from Ancient Greek τύραννος, tyrannos) is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler’s sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to oppressive means. The original Greek term meant an absolute sovereign who came to power without constitutional right, yet the word had a neutral connotation during the Archaic and early Classical periods. However, Greek philosopher Plato saw tyrannos as a negative word, and on account of the decisive influence of philosophy on politics, its negative connotations only increased, continuing into the Hellenistic period.
