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<blockquote data-quote="drjean" data-source="post: 61742316" data-attributes="member: 296474"><p>How to detect a dictator:</p><p></p><p>In modern usage, the term "dictator" is generally used to describe a leader who holds and/or abuses an extraordinary amount of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superiority_complex" target="_blank">personal power</a>, especially the power to make <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law" target="_blank">laws</a> without effective restraint by a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_assembly" target="_blank">legislative assembly</a>.</p><p></p><p>In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_choice_theory" target="_blank">social choice theory</a>, the notion of a dictator is formally defined as a person who can achieve any feasible social outcome he/she wishes. The formal definition yields an interesting distinction between two different types of dictators.</p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>The strong dictator</em> has, for any social goal he/she has in mind (e.g. raise taxes, having someone killed, etc.), a definite way of achieving that goal. This can be seen as having explicit absolute power, like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla" target="_blank">Sulla</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em>The weak dictator</em> has, for any social goal he/she has in mind, and for any political scenario, a course of action that would bring about the desired goal. For the <em>weak</em> dictator, it is usually not enough to "give their orders", rather he/she has to manipulate the political scene appropriately. This means that the <em>weak</em> dictator might actually be lurking in the shadows, working within a political setup that seems to be non-dictatorial. An example of such a figure is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_de%27_Medici" target="_blank">Lorenzo the Magnificent</a>, who controlled Renaissance <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence" target="_blank">Florence</a>.</li> </ul><p>wiki</p><p></p><p></p><p>Interesting: </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/engineering-the-brain/201106/the-mind-dictator" target="_blank">The Mind of a Dictator | Psychology Today</a></p><p></p><p></p><p> It is no coincidence that all dictators are men.</p><p>o develop into a dictator--in addition to theoretically having a hefty percentage of the 12 to 15 particularly aggressive gene variants and a dysfunctional frontal lobe and amygdale--an individual has usually also been seriously abused in <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/child-development" target="_blank">childhood</a>, and/or lost important caretakers, such as biological <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/parenting" target="_blank">parents</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua'"><span style="color: #000099">The pathology of the dictator's mind </span></span></strong></p><p><strong>By Girma Tassew / May 3, 2009</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> Let me first recap the Malign narcissistic grandiosity that is characteristic of all dictators and tyrants. Typical symptoms of grandiosity that can be observed in your typical autocratic ruler/megalomaniac like Meles Zenawi are: </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Continual claims for attention and admiration</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Cold and uncaring behavior toward others</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Other people are seen only as an extension of the self to be manipulated and/or eliminated as needed; an inability to relate to people as people or separate from oneself</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Inflated/exaggerated sense of self-importance.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drjean, post: 61742316, member: 296474"] How to detect a dictator: In modern usage, the term "dictator" is generally used to describe a leader who holds and/or abuses an extraordinary amount of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superiority_complex"]personal power[/URL], especially the power to make [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law"]laws[/URL] without effective restraint by a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_assembly"]legislative assembly[/URL]. In [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_choice_theory"]social choice theory[/URL], the notion of a dictator is formally defined as a person who can achieve any feasible social outcome he/she wishes. The formal definition yields an interesting distinction between two different types of dictators. [LIST] [*][I]The strong dictator[/I] has, for any social goal he/she has in mind (e.g. raise taxes, having someone killed, etc.), a definite way of achieving that goal. This can be seen as having explicit absolute power, like [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulla"]Sulla[/URL]. [*][I]The weak dictator[/I] has, for any social goal he/she has in mind, and for any political scenario, a course of action that would bring about the desired goal. For the [I]weak[/I] dictator, it is usually not enough to "give their orders", rather he/she has to manipulate the political scene appropriately. This means that the [I]weak[/I] dictator might actually be lurking in the shadows, working within a political setup that seems to be non-dictatorial. An example of such a figure is [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_de%27_Medici"]Lorenzo the Magnificent[/URL], who controlled Renaissance [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence"]Florence[/URL]. [/LIST] wiki Interesting: [url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/engineering-the-brain/201106/the-mind-dictator]The Mind of a Dictator | Psychology Today[/url] It is no coincidence that all dictators are men. o develop into a dictator--in addition to theoretically having a hefty percentage of the 12 to 15 particularly aggressive gene variants and a dysfunctional frontal lobe and amygdale--an individual has usually also been seriously abused in [URL="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/child-development"]childhood[/URL], and/or lost important caretakers, such as biological [URL="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/parenting"]parents[/URL]. [B][FONT=book antiqua][COLOR=#000099]The pathology of the dictator's mind [/COLOR][/FONT] By Girma Tassew / May 3, 2009[/B] Let me first recap the Malign narcissistic grandiosity that is characteristic of all dictators and tyrants. Typical symptoms of grandiosity that can be observed in your typical autocratic ruler/megalomaniac like Meles Zenawi are: [LIST] [*] Continual claims for attention and admiration [*] Cold and uncaring behavior toward others [*] Other people are seen only as an extension of the self to be manipulated and/or eliminated as needed; an inability to relate to people as people or separate from oneself [*] Inflated/exaggerated sense of self-importance. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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