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It's impossible to have a benevolent dictator over the long term with something as big as a nation state.
by lost_tourist 3y ago
It's impossible to have a benevolent dictator over the long term with something as big as a nation state.
- immibis 3y agothis does not prohibit its discussion as a theoretical ideal model. It's true that benevolent dictatorships outperform democracy as long as they remain benevolent, which is not long.
- HPsquared 3y agoThat's more an argument to keep states small, for optimal internal governance. Interstate conflict drives states to become larger though so it's a balance.
- armchairhacker 3y agoOk, an oligarchy of genuinely good rulers for each region and specialty...which is exponentially harder to ensure, because it only takes one to cause problems. The point still stands that we're better off with a democracy.