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Quote by: Zynner Just look at what George Bush did with his intelligence reports on Iraq and we can clearly see that there is no real difference from what a dictatorship would have done. But the reason for that is that GW does not believe in liberty -- it has little to do with the form of government (which, btw, did absolutely nothing to stop his invasion). |
Not really. A real dictator would just say that he didn't care what his people thought enough to even lie to them. Some of the worst people ala Stalin and Hitler (though I realize he's not technically a dictator) were actually fairly up-front about what they wanted to do and just did it. They didn't bother trying to sway people to their side at the extent seen by the Bush administration. Sure there was propaganda but there just wasn't the acknowledgement of opposition that we have today.
As far as the Op is concerned, I think a dictatorship could work with the right people in charge. However, how would you select someone that is working in the interest of the people and not someone who put themselves in that position via a lust for power. The chances of finding the "right" people are about as good as finding politicians who don't lie in Washington.