Title: Dictators and how they come into power! - California Cognitive Behavioral Institute
Headings: Dictators and how they come into power!
Dictators and how they come into power!
Content: During times of war, dictators often sway the public by providing plans for rapid defeat of enemy troops. Dictators will also sometimes play on the perceived weaknesses of government officials to attract support. They criticize governments for actions such as spending too much money, causing economic troubles, increasing taxes and other national policies that impact citizens. Dictators then outline plans for improvements, which are implemented when they gain power. Dictators use quite a bit of psychological sway to attract the attention of voters. They offer messages of hope and strength during hard times, and emerge confident and hopeful. Some government systems, primarily those with unequal branches of power, make it easier for dictators to emerge. In contrast, governments like the United States, which feature a system of checks and balances, never let one branch dominate the others. Once in power, dictators typically do not call themselves dictators but instead choose to refer to themselves as presidents, prime ministers, chancellors or monarchs. Some of the most well-known dictators in history include Fidel Castro, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong-il and Adolf Hitler.