That's because there are no safeguards and failsafes to keep authority in check. When Winnie the Pooh orders you to jump, your only permitted responses are Yes

That's because there are no safeguards and failsafes to keep authority in check. When Winnie the Pooh orders you to jump, your only permitted responses are Yes or How high? unless you want to be deleted (no, not killed, deleted) from the face of the planet and any and all records known to China. Same goes for Russia and other authoritarian regimes.