Ancient Greece: The Positive Effects Of Dictatorship

Dictatorship has had many definitions. The dictionary definition of dictatorship is a country, government, or the form of government in which absolute power is exercised by a dictator. A dictator is a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession. This ruler can come into power from family, military and many more, but the main things is that dictators does not come into power or rules through democratic means. Dictatorship has often been associated with brutality and oppression, but people have forgotten that there have been some good dictators who have brought positive effects. The Ancient Greeks are an example of this. In Ancient Greece, dictators were just another type of leader and were not

In a dictatorship, decision-making lies with one person and others do not have any say in the working of the government which offers a kind of stability. Problems such as frequent elections, as in the case of democracy, or a disruption of peace due to political factions, do not arise in a dictatorship. One thing that dictatorship always offers is efficiency. There is only one person to make the decision therefore people do not have to wait for a group of people to make a decision. This helps during emergencies since all the decisions are taken by one person, so there is no ambiguity with regards to the plan of action as well as individual responsibilities that are fixed to cope with the emergency. Since most of the dictatorship governments are police states. So, in a way there is low crime rate under such regimes. Another reason for a better law and order situation in these states is that various laws are passed immediately, without any discussion or waiting for the public opinion on them. This leads to better control over crimes