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A chat on subreddit /r/PoliticalCompassMemes
human
In time of crisis a temporary dictator can do a lot of good things. Rome showed the success of this. And it also shows that roman dictators gave up their total power most time before the time is up (as this was a sign of success). 

And how can a lib say something like this? If its truly my freedom then i am free to temporarly give it to another men i see fit to overcome a crisis. - and there is a big difference between a given dictatorship (rome style, give the title of dictator for a limited time) and a taken dictatorship (by for example a militry coup)
gpt
I can’t entirely explain it, but I think those days are gone. Leaders who are willing to pass up material power for immaterial honor are too rare to believe that you can get one in office 

I think it’s an effect of an overall more materialistic society, plus the overall luxury of modern life. A Roman dictator would faint if he saw the wealth that a modern dictator could command