What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Dictatorship?

Dictatorship is an autocratic form of government, meaning that all the power over a nation resides in the hands of one person.

A dictator doesn’t have to abide by any laws within their country – they can rule however they see fit, and nobody has the legal right to stop them.

Advantages of Dictatorship
There aren’t very many advantages of a dictatorship – not unless you’re a dictator!

• Decisions can be made quickly, as there’s no need to discuss them
• Less political disturbance, as there aren’t elections every few years. A dictator is usually in power until he dies.

Disadvantages of Dictatorship

• Lots of people tend to die
• Money is often spent carelessly, or on personal luxuries for the dictator
• The nation is often governed by fear – nobody dares stand up to the dictator because they don’t want to be killed
• The dictator can pretty much do what he wants, and the people have no way of protecting themselves from this
• Decisions are made by one person, which means they’re not  likely to be fair
• Rights of citizens aren’t valued as much
• The people are usually repressed
• The whole country runs on the whims of one man
• Famous dictators include Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong-il, and Mao Zedong.

Overall, dictatorship is not a good thing – one man should never single-handedly hold that much power, and the people of a country shouldn’t have to live in fear of their ruler!