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A dictatorship is an authoritarian form of government, characterized by a single leader or group of leaders and little or no toleration for political pluralism or independent programs or media.[2] According to other definitions, democracies are regimes in which "those who govern are selected through contested elections"; therefore dictatorships are "not democracies".[2] With the advent of the 19th and 20th centuries, dictatorships and constitutional democracies emerged as the world's two major forms of government, gradually eliminating monarchies, one of the traditional widespread forms of government of the time. Typically, in a dictatorial regime, the leader of the country is identified with the title of dictator, although their formal title may more closely resemble something similar to "leader". A common aspect that characterized dictatorship is taking advantage of their strong personality, usually by suppressing freedom of thought and speech of the masses, in order to maintain complete political and social supremacy and stability. Dictatorships and totalitarian societies generally employ political propaganda to decrease the influence of proponents of alternative governing systems.[3][4]
A dictatorship is an authoritarian form of government, characterized by a single leader or group of leaders and little or no toleration for political pluralism or independent programs or media.
Typically, in a dictatorial regime, the leader of the country is identified with the title of dictator, although their formal title may more closely resemble something similar to "leader". A common aspect that characterized dictatorship is taking advantage of their strong personality, usually by suppressing freedom of thought and speech of the masses,
originally posted by: thedigirati
a reply to: Swills
it's going to be a painful Christmas for you this year.
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or group of leaders and little or no toleration for political pluralism or independent programs or media
Again, you have not seen anything yet
originally posted by: Waterglass
a reply to: infolurker
Again, you have not seen anything yet
Agree, there seems to be no way out other than Marshall Law and war.
originally posted by: ronjer
originally posted by: Waterglass
a reply to: infolurker
Again, you have not seen anything yet
Agree, there seems to be no way out other than Marshall Law and war.
Marshall Law is impossible...know why?
Aside from grammar policing, I am sure that the election coming up next year will be the perfect opportunity to see how the populace is feeling about R's and D's. Then we just get more whinig