America A Dictatorship
A dictatorship is a form of government in which power is concentrated to one individual or a group of individuals rather than the people at large.
I would describe America as a democratic dictatorship. This is an odd phrase, but I submit that Americans democratically choose who will rule as a dictator over them. The fact is, Americans have little say in the affairs of thegovernment. Politics have become closed–door affairs in which corporations strong arm men and women in government who are prone to manipulation in order to increase revenue and power.
America is becoming more and more dictatorial because the power of rule is slowly transitioning from the people to the government. As Lord Action said, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely".
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The twentieth century, unlike any other before it, saw dramatic changes in many different areas such as science, technology, politics, religion, and society. One of the most important and definitely the most obvious change is the increasing deadliness of war. Granted, people have died in wars from the very beginning, but in the twentieth century wars began to generate much higher body counts both among the contending armies and among civilian populations, the latter being the most drastic change in number of casualties. Similarly, in the twentieth century, two opposing dictatorships arose. Although both had many similarities, they represented the culmination of two different political ideologies that had flourished in Europe since the...show more content...
Richard Overy's stunningly detailed and well–crafted study of this dichotomy, The Dictators, illuminates it for even the uninitiated in the world of European or Global History. One particular aspect that clearly illustrates both the similarities and the differences is the ideological goals of each regime. Despite the fact that they were on two opposite sides of the political spectrum, the similarities between the two show that they may not have been as opposite has they appear. One of the goals was the creation of a utopian society. "The social vision at the heart of both dictatorships was utopian in a very literal sense. Like the construction of Thomas More's ideal city, both pursued the perfect society by compelling their subjects to struggle against the imperfect present" (Overy 229). The precise type of utopian society, however, was a major point of distinction. Hitler sought to form a nationalist Germany in which everything, from the economy to the church, was subordinate to the needs of the state. "'The state must act,' wrote Hitler, 'as a guardian of a millennial future in the face of which the wishes and selfishness of the individual must appear as nothing and submit'" (Overy 229). Stalin, on the other hand, sought to follow the ideals of Marx and form the ideal Marxist–Leninist state. "The socialist project under Stalin was built on the idea of struggle against the surviving elements of class selfishness and the eventual triumph of a
A revolution has begun by the people in the Middle East against their long time dictators. The domino effect began first with Tunisia then Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, and Libya. Thousands of protestors were gathered on the streets with posters, shouting for change and democracy. Why would there be protests unless the people are unsatisfied with the way the country is governed. Why would they go against their dictator unless they feel they have no rights and that they have no voice. Unlimited power should never be given to one person; the chances of corruption are very high because power can change even the most virtuous individual. That is why the path of a dictatorial country is a path of strife, oppression and economical downfall....show more content...
Freedom is a blessing that occurs in a slow but steady development if it's protected by ethics and morals.
How can one become a dictator? There are certain ways of accomplishing that but first I want to point out that dictators can be monarchs, presidents, prime ministers or chancellors. They're only called that name by the way they wield their power. Every dictator is different and each one does things differently but they have a few things in common. First, they don't acquire power through free constitutional elections. Second, they often take over during coups, times of emergency or revolutions. I was reading an article by Ms. Myriam Ehrlich Williamson stated that if "she wanted to become the United States' first dictator, [she would]: sow contempt for and distrust of government, while pretending a passionate belief in democracy. [She'd] go on television look the American people straight in the camera lens, and lie about those who disagreed with [her], and about [her] own intentions". She also had a list of other things she would do. It shocked me how easy it is to get into a place of power; all you have to do is tell the people what they want to hear.
What are the powers of a dictator? Well for starters they're endless; a dictator can do about anything he wants in his country and with his people. A dictator also has control of the military so if he wants someone to disappear, be imprisoned or tortured he just has to give an order. This
