> It is widely noted that dictatorships are extremely efficient. I mean... define 'efficient'. They rarely have particularly efficient or productive economies

> It is widely noted that dictatorships are extremely efficient. I mean... define 'efficient'. They rarely have particularly efficient or productive economies or public services. They can make _laws_ quickly, but it more or less ends there. (China's kind of the exception, but it's not at all a typical dictatorship.)