Title: What are the strengths of a dictatorship? You can consider any aspect of this -- economics, foreign policy,security, whatever. - eNotes.com
Headings: What are the strengths of a dictatorship? You can consider any aspect of this -- economics, foreign policy,security, whatever.
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What are the strengths of a dictatorship? You can consider any aspect of this -- economics, foreign policy,security, whatever.
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Dictatorships are efficient, in tat there is little to no opposition to major policies or legislation. Thee is no opposition, no long, drawn out debate or campaigns, and dissent is stifled. The media is usually controlled by the state, therefore there is usually little chance for revolution as long as the economy is good and/or the military stays loyal. Dictatorships in general have vry low crime, as the above poster suggests, that is, they value order over freedom, and many people in a society appreciate and respect that. Mussolini "made the trains run on time". Hitler ended social and political strife in German cities. There are even some older Russians who are nostalgic for the Soviet era under Josef Stalin, because there was less uncertainty and chaos under the old system, or so it seemed.