I never really understood dictatorships

Why do millions of people listen to ONE person? C'mon its 1 vs >1,000,000:? Why do they have so much power and control?

This a-hole^

This douche^

This jerk

He's gone yay!^

idi amin he gone too^

This tool^

lol^ I kid, I kid:lol:

But seriosly, if 1 person had control over me and my entire country I'd take over becuase their just 1 person!

IDK, ask the half of the country that voted for King Bama.

probably because they don't have a choice.

But seriosly, if 1 person had control over me and my entire country I'd take over becuase their just 1 person!

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Because they have lots of guns and minions

Why do millions of people listen to ONE person? C'mon its 1 vs >1,000,000:? Why do they have so much power and control?

This a-hole^

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Why do their minions listen to them. Their so called leader is denying their freedom in a way to. lol_haha_dead

Why do their minions listen to them. Their so called leader is denying their freedom in a way to. lol_haha_dead

[QUOTE="lol_haha_dead"]Why do their minions listen to them. Their so called leader is denying their freedom in a way to. BumFluff122

Why do their minions listen to them. Their so called leader is denying their freedom in a way to. lol_haha_dead

There are a few reasons crazed despots hold power.

1. Compliance to authority figures is a natural human instinct. People will often comply to an authority figure's commands even when those commands seem really immoral and evil. Go to You Tube and type in "Stanley-Milgram experiments" to see a good example of this in action.

2. A lot of theses dictator's minions have been brainwashed and indoctrinated. They actually think their leader is a good person who is doing good for them.

3. A lot of tyrants hold power over very poor areas and people. Many join their armies to get a chance at a better life.

Don't forget Pol Pot and Ruhollah Khomeini

They aren't actually dictatorships, they are more an oligarchy. And that is the most common form of government in the world currently.

Or #4, you can do the Iran ;) but with 3rd degree looney people like Kim, you need mass numbers, and weapons. And your strive to freedom will happen

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[QUOTE="lol_haha_dead"]Why do their minions listen to them. Their so called leader is denying their freedom in a way to. lol_haha_dead

It pretty much works the same as in a cult.

Lol, I love how you can get conversations from the community just by reading topics. This one goes along with "For UK, Do You Like Your Queen?" XD

'A dictatorship would be great....aslong as I'm the dictator' - George W Bush

1) People don't know better. (Population gets re-educated, newborns are taken away/brainwashed.)
2) Religion/Cult following (people don't think for themselves).
3) People don't care much until the system interacts with them.
4) People are scared to protest (You need permission from government, or else You might get shot).
5) People are forced together/apart. (Government will interfere with all communication. If anyonen thinks You want to oppose, they could get You tortured.)
6) The law is enforced. (People can't explain their oppression against dictator as something good because government defined what is good.)

It's honestly all hegemony

How they GET INTO power is that they say what everyone wants to hear. The people aren't fooled. They know what they're getting into and they think they want that. The would-be dictators just parrot back to the people what the people 'secretly' believe, but say it more forcefully and tell them they have a plan to fix it, and the people feel relieved and happy that their beliefs are being validated by being said by this great visionary, and the people will always bring them to power. How they MAINTAIN power is by distorting the news, engaging in propaganda campaigns, picking out scapegoats, crushing dissent, and indoctrinating citizens as schoolchildren. clicketyclick

Isnt that what Obama basically did? Wow, I swear throughout the entire election process, that is what was going one, good thing that we live in America though, so even with a stupid people, the power is divided enough. Public schools in the US have also have the reputation of indoctrinating children.