Anyone love dictators?

[PhoenixKing]

Kasz216 said:

PhoenixKing said:

Kasz216 said:

Akvod said:

Kasz216 said:
The problem with dictatorships.... is the people who would make good dictators wouldn't want to be dictators.

Good in the sense of expediency, or good in the sense of morality?

Expediency without morality leads to you going nowhere fast.  Nations exist to serve their people.

Nah. The whole point of a law is to control people's actions so I respectfully disagree with that statement.

Laws are to control people's actions... for the good of the people.

Eh, I have to disagree again.

Take a look at anti-foreign laws that have been prevalent in U.S. history or even affirmative action and how it pretty much supports racism in some cases.

Also, look at laws regarding Marijuana, which isn't as harmful as it's made out to be in the media or even the Patriot act.

It's my firm belief that laws exist to control people's actions and solely that. The benefit is on whatever group they are supporting.

To be honest, it's not necessarily "for the good" so much as it is "we want more" or "we know better" as the mentality for these laws.

Public opinion and teenage deviance may exist, of course, in regards to laws about the age limit for drinking alcohol but let's face it, just strap on some moral or patriotic message behind laws to devalue people's freedom and you'll have maybe tens of thousands of supporters already or even make-up some statistics that doesn't judge anything accurately.