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Tom Brosz — 4/10/2004 8:10:18 PM (archived)

Definitions of what is a dictatorship are often driven politically. Nobody likes the answers they get from objective standards.

You could do worse than cross-reference nations at war with information from Human Rights Watch, which is more even-handed, and a bit less anti-Western than many such organizations.

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Where can I get a list of all the world's dictatorships? - Success_Machine - 4/9/2004 11:16:33 PM
- You can start your list with nearly all of the countries in Africa. - David F Mayer - 4/16/2004 4:29:50 AM
  - re: You can start your list with nearly all of the countries in Africa. - ColdFlame_666 - 12/23/2004 5:48:31 PM
    - A George Bush quote - Lindy - 12/24/2004 4:41:01 AM
- Do you mean "dictatorships", which have a narrow political definition, or "authoritarian governments", whose definition is somewhat wider? - Mary Anne - 4/10/2004 11:19:20 PM
  - "dictatorship" is a pejorative term applied to the other, with little meaning, other than to express the displeasure of the speaker..... (n/t) - Publius - 4/11/2004 12:54:21 PM
    - That depends... - Mary Anne - 4/11/2004 3:22:34 PM
      - perhaps an example of a laudatory dictatorship might illustrate your point? (n/t) - Publius - 4/11/2004 10:40:50 PM
        
        Yoweri Museveni - Mary Anne - 4/12/2004 1:37:00 AM
        
        re: Yoweri Museveni - Samuel Mukasa - 1/13/2005 1:46:57 AM
        
        Come back soon - Davin L. - 1/14/2005 5:17:15 AM
        
        re: Come back soon - Samuel m - 1/17/2005 5:48:11 AM
        
        Ditto. - Tom Brosz - 1/14/2005 4:59:21 PM
        
        re: Ditto. - Marcia - 1/15/2005 6:29:48 PM
        
        I agree with Tom- WOW! - R.L. - 1/14/2005 1:46:55 AM
        
        Wow! - Tom Brosz - 1/13/2005 1:54:33 AM
        
        re: Wow, indeed! (n/t) - Marcia - 1/13/2005 1:52:07 PM
        
        null hypothesis..... - Publius - 4/13/2004 1:50:26 PM
        
        Yeah, I suppose so... - Mary Anne - 4/16/2004 4:24:03 PM
        
        dictator personalities - SDG - 4/16/2004 7:20:59 PM
        
        Occupation executives - Mary Anne - 4/16/2004 11:47:59 PM
        
        What a concept! Outsourcing governmental control and authority........... (n/t) - Publius - 4/17/2004 10:37:53 PM
- According to the CIA, there are 3. - RobVG - 4/10/2004 9:37:47 PM
- Not an easy task - Tom Brosz - 4/10/2004 8:10:18 PM
- re: Maybe - Raoul - 4/10/2004 7:52:31 AM
  - don't fall into the intellectual trap.......... - Publius - 4/10/2004 4:35:13 PM
    - Hmmmmm...... - Lindy - 4/12/2004 6:46:50 AM
      - some things change very little over time...... (n/t) - Publius - 4/16/2004 12:59:05 AM
    - re: the intellectual trap - Raoul - 4/10/2004 7:37:57 PM

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