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Winston Churchill observed that while democracy was a very bad system of government, all the others were so much worse. What he meant was that while democracy is sluggish and frustrating when something needs to be done, that very sluggishness keeps it from going really wrong.
The Greeks condensed about a hundred different kinds of government in three (or six) broad categories, depending on how many people were in power. The VERY BEST was what they called the "Philosopher King," a sort of wise and benevolent Leader. The problem was that the person in power might turn out not to be so wise and benevolent, and that led to the VERY WORST government, a tyranny, or Dictatorship. Rule by a few people was not so good and the best, but also not so bad as the worst. When all (or almost all) the people were involved, they called it a POLITY, and when a polity went south, it became a DEMOCRACY. The difference is that in a polity, people are supposedly concentrating on what's good for the state, and in a democracy, they're focussed on what's good for themselves, so democracy is a less-desirable sort of government, but it's usually the one we get. Fortunately, some of that greed tends to balance out.
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Is Italy run by a Democracy or dictatorship?
It is a democracy, but it used to be a dictatorship.
Why dictatorship is good than democracy?
democracy is better as there is more power for the people and the power is not only in the hands of a dictator
What is the difference between democracy and dictatorship?
In a democracy, the people have control of the government; in a Dictatorship, one person has control of the government.A democracy is when the people rule the government and a dictatorship is when one or a small group of people rule the gobernment such as a military leader
Is Egypt a democracy or dictatorship?
Dictatorship
Can you explain how the political system of democracy works and how it differs from a dictatorship?
Very simple. Democracy allows, or attempts to allow, people to govern themselves and decide how they will live. Theoretically no one is above the law in a democracy. With a dictatorship people are told what to do and how to live, and they have no say in the matter. It is possible for a dictatorship to be benevolent and a democracy to be unjust, but people will often choose democracy over dictatorship, if they have a choice.
In the US is it a dictatorship or a democracy?
democracy
Is the us a dictatorship or democracy?
democracy
How do to use democrasy in a sentence?
I believe democracy is a better form of government than dictatorship.
Who is the dictatorship of Austria?
Austria is a democracy. There is no dictatorship.
Why are presidential terms were instituted?
One reason is that it keeps a democracy a democracy, preventing a dictatorship rule.
Is Syria a democracy?
Syria is not a democracy, but a republic (one-party presidential republican dictatorship, actually)
Is a dictatorship that pretends to be a democracy is an example of a representative democracy?
No they are still a dictatorship. If the representative aspects of their supposed democracy are fictitious or an invention to facilitate their dictatorial rule they are simply a dictatorship.
