This is why I’m hopeful that we get over this Republic hump and, like Rome, blossom into Empire. It’s really inevitable. The only question is, do we have a serene God-King with divine grace? Or a Caligula.
Such medieval views! I hope you understand, authocracy rarely functions to your benefit
The basic promise on which pretty much every dictator gets elected is that they will subjugate and marginalize (or exile, if foreign) those who are holding society back therefore leading to prosperity.
Is that sarcasm? Otherwise what advantage do you see in living under a dictatorship?