What Are The Dangers Of Military Dictatorship

Comparing the U.S. governments ability to meet the needs of its citizens compared to that of a dictatorship is far superior. A dictatorship is designed to benefit one or few individuals that have achieved power using capital or force. Their only concern is for themselves and what will increase their power. The U.S. form of government is restricted to the power of the constitution.

The federal government has no choice but to make more spending cuts. The federal government has already made some unpopular spending cuts under the Obama Administration. The Obama Administration along with congress made great cutbacks to the military amid the war on terrorism. As stated previously in the paper, in 2011, the Budget Control Act established by congress transpired to reduce military spending by 1 trillion over the following decade. (Pulmer, 2013) The Obama Administration made a financial error in cutting back on military personnel rather than cutting the very expensive weapons development. By cutting military personnel the Obama Administration hurt the economy by introducing more unemployed persons. Additionally, military personnel pay taxes so by reducing the military the U.S. federal budget

Kiana Perry Mrs. Seifert English 10 April 18, 2024. In the play Shakespeare, the main characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth work their way from being common people to being King and Queen, doing whatever it takes to get there. Throughout the whole play, Macbeth goes through a lot of emotions, from being a coward to being cocky to being fearful. He was very cowardly in the beginning of the book in the sense of him not wanting to murder the Duncan the King and take the throne like Lady Macbeth wanted him to.

According to Conley, dictatorship is a form of government that restricts the right to political participation to a small group or even to a single individual. In states that are under the rule of dictatorship there may be limited information given to the public, and brutal “disappearances” of nonsubmissive subordinates (pg. 593). Dictatorships can be very difficult to overthrow because the dictator has strong allies and know uses power ruthlessly, and many remain in mostly in the least-developed countries. One might describe the United States as a dictatorship because some people think the president of the United States has too much power, which commonly occurs in dictatorships. People fear that the government is trying to take away their guns,

It's clear that the situation is only getting worse. Instead of helping make Iraq safer and more stable, U.S. troops

There are not any easy ways to cut spending on the military especially since we are in the middle of fighting in Iraq. We can not just pull some troops or provide them with less weapons or supplies then expect them to protect our country as well as they are now. We need a defense budget that matches the new security challenges, not the threats of the last century. We need to recognize that a strong economy is essential for providing the resources to meet future threats; addressing these long-term debts will keep our economy strong.

We are now living in the era of fake news and alternative facts. Where news stories can be entirely based on opinions verses facts. While this may seem like an entirely new phenomenon, it is not. Throughout history, totalitarian regimes used propaganda to create a narrative that allowed full control over its citizens. It was used to create some of the most horrendous acts humanity has ever seen. While we would like to believe totalitarian governments and propaganda have no place in our contemporary society, that is far from the truth. Sheldon Wolin, a political philosopher believed in the notion of inverted totalitarianism to describe the current and emerging state of democracy in the United States and Canada. This theory shows

One of the major cons to an authoritarian government is the amount of government control. Governments in authoritarian states usually tend to be reluctant to giving up control, regulating what the citizens can and cannot do within the country, along with controlling major decisions that impact the country as a whole. A country that is an example of extreme government control is Singapore with the controlling of the People’s Action Party (PAP). They have currently been in power since 1998 and make up 90% of parliament. One of the PAP’s

The united states has made some questionable policies and decisions making the last three decades. Many people do not understand why policies are passed, therefor they raise no opinion or speculation. A society’s responsibility and duty to their nation is to be involved in government affairs. Decisions like keeping the petrodollar alive and invading anyone who threatens it. The petrodollar has influenced the United States government into making rash and questionable decisions like going to war, toppling governments, and a rigged presidential election.

In 20th century the global community witnessed a tremendous amount of chaos. World Wars, and ideologically driven proxy wars brought destruction, and decline to many great countries. One would think that many people have died in these wars, but it is shocking to note that four times as many people have died at the hands of their government than in these wars. Institutions like the government are created to represent the people, to serve, and benefit their welfare. A type of government that does not follow this norm are often oppressive authoritarian regimes. These regimes can range from a one-party rule where a political party or group governs, to a one-man rule. Whichever it may be, authoritarian regimes tend to use similar tactics that

America is becoming more and more dictatorial because the power of rule is slowly transitioning from the people to the government. As Lord Action said, "Absolute power corrupts absolutely".

A dictatorship is “a form of government that restricts the right to political participation to a small group or even to a single individual” (Conley, 2015, p. 593). The United States could be described as a dictatorship when they treated African Americans as lesser human beings. Even after slavery in the U.S. was declared illegal, there were many laws in place to ensure that blacks did not have the same rights as whites. Then, when blacks did have the same rights as whites, they were still unaccepted, and socially they were still being treated as unequal. Also, the U.S. government knew about the discrepancies in the equality that U.S. citizens were facing, however did little to change it.

Looking around us today the youth of our nation is far more advanced in many aspects then ever before. From the mature styles of clothing to their ability to operate technology better then their parents, adolescents believe they are mentally older and able to make adequate decisions. This is a dangerous mind frame to have when the world around these adolescents is a rapidly growing marijuana market. Medical marijuana is a popular topic of conversation with not enough emphasis on its direct effect on the listening ears of children. The idea of medical marijuana is a stepping-stone in adolescents’ minds with the impression of, if it is considered medicine it’s there to help. In a perfect world adolescents would be sheltered from all harm but our world is not perfect and medical marijuana is a downward spiral with its increased use by children. Proactive action is necessary against this easily accessible drug to protect the innocents of the children and as a society we can do so by diminishing its name, false praises, and availability.

I have always found the human need for power and domination interesting, which is why I choose it for the Research Project. I am interested about how the Dictatorial style of government affects the overall growth of the humanities globally. My goal for this project is to research and understand the positive and negative effects of dictatorships on the academic growth as well as growth in the humanities. There are clear negative effects like the loss of literature in countries such as Germany, where specific types of book from certain eras were burned. In addition to that there are positives such as leaders focusing on education more than other areas of government spending. The paper that would be written using the information gathered through research on this topic would be persuasive, arguing that though there are some positive effects, dictatorships have an overall negative impact on intellect and the humanities.

However, these good gains did not last long. Basic human rights were not attained during the Martial Law. People at that time did not practice being disciplined at that time, but instead, they followed orders because they feared the authorities who had the power to arrest civilians who would disobey the rules. With power given to the military to save democracy, they committed a number of human rights violations. An estimate of 7,000 victims of torture, 2,000 people salvaged, and 1,000 people disappeared. (Malanes, 1999) Statistics are not just numbers. This was a serious case of human rights violation wherein thousands of lives were lost and thousands of families destroyed.