bin: Mohammed bin Salman was appointed to his current position by his father, King Salman, according to The Toronto Star. Prince Mohammed bin Salman has silenced the clerical establishment and neutralized the National Guard, accumulating more power than any Saudi leader in history. And he might be the first among them to be brought down. Saudi Press Agency via AP Otherwise, though, MBS, as he is known, is akin to the demagogues who have risen to power on a global wave of populist discontent. And the U.S. chief executive is a cheerleader for those strongmen. Like them, MBS offers false hopes of a new era of prosperity while ruling by fear and fear-mongering.MBS clones have taken power in the Philippines, Turkey, Hungary, Poland and Austria, and another will assume the Brazilian presidency Oct. 28.
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