Most people regard a dictatorship or monarchy as barbaric and uncivilised due to the stereotypic ideologies an images people have of areas with this sort of leadership facing severe conflict due to these types of leaders oppressing the people. In many cases this has been proven to be true, however have we ever thought that in some nations (as hard as it may be to imagine) this type of leadership may essentially be the best for the people. In addition, have we ever thought that some of these leaders are supported by the people they lead? Even though there are the disadvantages, these leaders manage to control the situation within the area to suite firstly themselves but also their nation as most dictators have this nationalistic and patriotic passion to bring it's nation to glory.
With the recent gruesome removal of General Gaddafi in Libya 2 years ago and the last ruling monarch of a nation in Africa beginning to face extensive criticism. It is time we reviewed the glories and failures of some dictators and monarchies in Africa: starting with Gaddafi we may attempt to find the reason why he committed some of the acts he did was it due to pure malice? or did he have a driving force to make his desert country autonomous of the western power according to reliable sources Gaddafi oversaw the building of the greatest man made river of our time built in Libya his dream being to provide fresh water for the peope of Libya. Was he really a bad leader? or someone driven by the ambition to see his country succeed?
Not to far from Africa to the West we find Fidel Castro, a man said to have been an extreme marxist and totalitarian yet when you look at his country i would like to say he removed them from a ditch and put them on level ground. Don't you think the people of Cuba needed such a leader at that point of their countries development? For the them to attain autonomy they needed a man of different mettle one capable of going against the western nations for the sake of his country.
Now as much as dictatorship or monarchy is looked down upon by societies that have a liberal democracy for reasons such as the people are oppressed and do not support the people in power. However, many countries within Africa are now facing a lot of turmoil against the leaders they have 'democratically elected' yet this is meant to be the 'civilised' and 'correct' way of people coming into power. Monarchy and Dictatorship has its flaws but also its peaks, so does democracy.
In your opinion would you rather an extreme monarchy or dictatorship that actually helps the people and the majority of the population is content with, or a democracy that does nothing for the people but instead tries to enlarge the size of their bellies and leads to the discontent within the majority of the people?
Not to far from Africa to the West we find Fidel Castro, a man said to have been an extreme marxist and totalitarian yet when you look at his country i would like to say he removed them from a ditch and put them on level ground. Don't you think the people of Cuba needed such a leader at that point of their countries development? For the them to attain autonomy they needed a man of different mettle one capable of going against the western nations for the sake of his country.
Now as much as dictatorship or monarchy is looked down upon by societies that have a liberal democracy for reasons such as the people are oppressed and do not support the people in power. However, many countries within Africa are now facing a lot of turmoil against the leaders they have 'democratically elected' yet this is meant to be the 'civilised' and 'correct' way of people coming into power. Monarchy and Dictatorship has its flaws but also its peaks, so does democracy.
In your opinion would you rather an extreme monarchy or dictatorship that actually helps the people and the majority of the population is content with, or a democracy that does nothing for the people but instead tries to enlarge the size of their bellies and leads to the discontent within the majority of the people?
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