What goes around comes around.
Read up on Revolutions when dictators don’t let go.
Then read about the masses, yes the majority of the actual people, when the get the chance to revolt.
It does not usually work out well for the strong man. We know the strong man. It’s not Joe Biden.
Tsars, Kings, Religious demigods. They fall very very hard. And it’s good for none in the long run.
You don’t like democracies when you lose? Just wait. When the vote can’t possibly be in favor of your opponent… just wait. The retribution will be severe, especially in a country where wealth becomes more and more unevenly distributed.