TECC :archlinux:<p>Watching General Aladeen’s final speech in <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/TheDictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheDictator</span></a> hits completely differently in 2025.</p><p>What once felt like over-the-top <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a> now reads like a disturbingly accurate reflection of global <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a>. When he mockingly praises <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a> and lists its “advantages” — from <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> control to unchecked power — it doesn’t just make us laugh anymore; it makes us think.</p><p>In a time when <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> feels fragile, <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> rampant, and <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> rising in parts of the world, the absurdity of Aladeen’s words feels eerily familiar.</p><p>Sacha Baron Cohen’s performance, meant to parody, now feels almost prophetic. The jokes haven’t changed — but we have. That speech doesn’t just entertain us anymore. It exposes us.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/TheDictatorSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheDictatorSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/AladeenSpeaks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AladeenSpeaks</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/SachaBaronCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SachaBaronCohen</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/SoundsTooReal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundsTooReal</span></a></p>