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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Toe Knee Nose" data-source="post: 9886451" data-attributes="member: 7050577">Dictatorships, by definition do not have a strong set of laws that prevent the dictator from doing anything.  That's WHY they are dictatorships.  A nation that has a strong set of laws generally isn't a dictatorship since the dictator would then be subject to the laws of the nation which means that that dictator is no longer really a dictator. As [USER=6906980]@AlViking[/USER] says, dictatorships are "fragile".  I totally agree.  They're fragile because their structure in inherently unstable.  And, frankly, I can't really think of any reason why we shouldn't demonize dictators.  They are among the most evil, horrific individuals in history.  There is no such thing as a "good" dictator.  There are very, very good reasons we spent centuries getting rid of kings and emperors.Conflating dictatorships with corporate governance is really not a valid comparison.  A corporation whether a sole proprietorship or a public corporation is subject to so many outside elements, both legal and social, that while within a very, very small area, they might have a great deal of authority, it's extremely limited and circumscribed.  Or, to put it another way, a company that beats  its workers will very quickly cease to be a company.  A dictatorship which enslaves groups of people suffers no consequences.A dictator (or tyrant) is not subject to any real limitations.  Again, that's why they are a dictator.  And that's why that particular state/group is called a dictatorship./edit to add - I'm sorry, but are you seriously arguing that a dictatorship isn't evil?  That a dictatorship isn't all about domination?</blockquote>

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