Democracy or Dictatorship It is very unfortunate that after 63 years of creation of Pakistan added to the 200 years of struggle against foreign intruders‚ we are still debating over Democracy and Dictatorship is Pakistan. We were able to get an independent state but failed to give freedom‚ equality‚ tolerance‚ social justice and democracy to its people. Iqbal’s Pakistan was never achieved; we got Jinnah’s Pakistan but lost part of it in 1971. It’s up to us whether we blame it on failed democracy
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The movie we recently watched‚ “V for Vendetta” is one that interested me much. Even if it is a fictional movie‚ it definitely inspired me to think and argue with myself about my stands on how the government should be run and if there should really be one because that is what the movie argued. Although the movie had an radical amount of ideas and ideas that are so far out the regular box‚ it represented real life things and situations that may or may not happen in a country. The movie represented
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Totalitarian government is a government that has total control of its country. It is a domineering government with unlimited power that uses ruthless force to apply an absolute control over all the individuals that make up the society. A totalitarian government not only commands total obedience towards its powers‚ but also demands the individual’s total support and very explicit legalization in controlling all others in the society. Also having a totalitarian government does not benefit the citizens
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Enlightened despotism originated during the European Enlightenment‚ basically meaning that a ruler should rule with the characteristics of the Enlightenment. The most dominant of these characteristics was humanism‚ a trait evident in rulers such as Peter the Great and Catherine the Great. These rulers‚ along with Napoleon Bonaparte‚ all worked toward the betterment of society‚ at times using their absolute rule to enforce this system of improvement. Napoleon is the classic example of such a ruler
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Napoleon has been described as the last of the “enlightened despots‚” or as a “child of the enlightenment.” These statements can be considered accurate because Napoleon Bonaparte reconstructed France during the French Revolution. Even though he became a military dictator‚ before that he was able to equalize rights‚ create a new banking system‚ and build up the government‚ education system‚ and churches. After Napoleon seized power in 1799‚ he started to win over the French citizens and became
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HUGH CLARY BULLIES TO DICTATORS Bullies and Dictators are very similar in many ways. Both are driven by power and tyrannical authority. The authority that is sought by these two different personalities is attained by aggression and fear. Both of these figures are out to rob others of their freedom and pride. Both employ violence as a method of getting what they want. School bullies and dictators also have‚ in many cases‚ a common talent for talking their way out of otherwise unexplainable situations
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Power Hunger Leads to Society Downfall In the eyes of a power hungry ruler‚ a totalitarian government would be paradise. It would be thought that if a leader is so happy with the way he rules his country‚ the grass would be greener on the other side. In this case‚ it is far from it. Citizens are forced to act upon the government’s rules‚ and failure to do so would only earn them a horrid session of torment and consequence. People are constantly under the government’s thumb‚ and practically have
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Some of history’s greatest rulers such as Peter the Great‚ Catherine the Great‚ Frederick the Great‚ and Joseph II have been considered to be enlightened despot. One of these was also Napoleon Bonaparte. They ways by which Napoleon has been considered to be a despot are through his economic policies‚ religious and educational policies‚ and the Code Napoleon. The term "enlightened despot" has been used to describe many great rulers‚ but it might be misinterpreted. The word "enlightened" means to
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Success of a Totalitarian Government Totalitarianism is a political system where the leader of a state or country has no limit to his or her power and tries to control every aspect of people’s lives. Today totalitarianism is present in many countries around the world especially the Middle East‚ Asia‚ and South America. Some specific examples are North Korea‚ Iraq‚ and Cuba. All of these counties have dictators that oppress their citizens. Totalitarian governments successfully reign and oppress
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“Children are born each winter‚ but women never see their children and children never know their parents” (Rand 41). In Anthem newborns are immediately taken away from their mothers. The government does this‚ because they want everyone to be equal. By doing this‚ no one will get attached to a certain person and no one will receive more or less love than someone else. When children are born in the “Home of Infants” until they are five years old so that everyone will remain equal. We remember the
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