(January 31, 2018 at 1:22 pm)alpha male Wrote:(January 31, 2018 at 1:03 pm)vulcanlogician Wrote: The OP gave reasons, Alpha.
OK, America. To which I reply - we experience many more power relationships than just the federal government. I gave an example of one that is working out great for me. Another, more common example of a benevolent dictatorship would be parenting.
I think people aren't actually considering the "benevolent" part.
Quote:Men should be either treated generously or destroyed, because they take revenge for slight injuries - for heavy ones they cannot.
--Niccolo Machiavelli
Then consider how our current tyrant is treating his asshole criminal billionaire buddies as opposed to, say, the people on Puerto Rico.