Sam,

>>... A client told me today: It is better to have a strong and good dictatorship than a terrible democracy. He might be right...

Good is, of course, all relative, but one thing a lot of them do well, is keeping the country together in relative peace.

History tells us what happened when tito (yugoslavia) died. He was a dictator but was able to unite the diversity of enthnic groups. Something that fell apart after he died.

For more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictator

Walter,



>"GOOD dictatorship" is there such a thing?
>Was Saddam a good dictator?

>Is Kim Jung-Il a "good" dictator?
>What is a good dictator?
>
>I'm not trying to be "cute". I just want to know....