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Dictatorship (How are they maintained? (Fear Tactics (By making the…
Dictatorship
How are they maintained?
They are usually maintained by the dictator keeping the armies and the generals loyal in terms of how much money they earn. Because if the generals are not satisfied then they can easily make the army go against the dictator, and if the army isn't happy they could easily stand aside as a revolution occurs.
Fear Tactics
By making the general populace fear you, they will not dare to revolt or even talk about you in a bad way outside of closed doors
Maniputlation
Manipulating the general populace to believe that you are doing what is best for them using propaganda, lies, and hiding truths from the general populace.
Examples
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Other Examples
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi was a Libyan politician and governed Libya
from 1977 - 2011 as their Brotherly Leader.
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Key Words
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Arbiturary Rule: The constitution, if there was one, was not followed as were the laws of the country. Instead, the rule was kept by secret police or the military and imprisoning or murdering the opponents.
Types of Dictatorships
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One Party State
Where only one political party can run. While there might be multiple members of that party trying to run for a position of power, they are still part of the same party.
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Positives
If the person in power is generally a good person and does what is best for the country then they can get a lot of things done without having to worry about what the other party thinks or about having to get reelected, they can focus solely on what is best for the country.
Good Dictators
France-Albert René
Although France-Albert René seized power in a coup, his one-party rule in Seychelles nearly eliminated poverty, created a universal health care system, and brought the national literacy rate to 90%. He is also credited with extensively funding education, health care, and environmental policies.
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What is a dictatorship?
Dictatorship is a type of government where only one person has the power without any legal checks and balances. It is often an arbiturary rule, were a constitution exsist however is not followed and oppposition to the ideologies implemented by the dictator are often violently opressed. Dictators often obtain and maintain their power through military power, however they try to obtain at least parts of the populations support to create stability. Dictatorships are not explicitly hereditary.
Who has power?
Only one person has power, this person usually gets the power during the power vacuum in which the previous dictator dies and people do not agree on who the next dictator is.
Negatives
The dictator is a human meaning he can easily follow his/her desires thus resulting in a higher chance of getting corrupted.With a corrupted leader, the country run based on one's image and imaginations making it so the dictators think that they can do what they want resulting in a lack of control and awareness which are 2 of the most important attributes for a leader who's citizens admire.
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