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==Dictatorship in Fiction== | ==Dictatorship in Fiction== | ||
| − | Most often for dystopian or bleak futures, dictatorships are the governing systems, such as in [[Ayn Rand]]'s Anthem and [[Atlas Shrugged]], George Orwell's [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]], | + | Most often for dystopian or bleak futures, dictatorships are the governing systems, such as in [[Ayn Rand]]'s Anthem and [[Atlas Shrugged]], George Orwell's [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]], Ray Bradbury's [[Fahrenheit 451]] or Aldous Huxley's [[Brave New World]]. |
[[Category:Forms of Government]] | [[Category:Forms of Government]] | ||
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A dictatorship is a political system in which a single person (the dictator) has all the power, because no legal process exists by which the leader can be removed from office against his will. Many ancient political systems were, in effect, dictatorships although the term is usually only used in the modern context where democracy exists as an alternative.
Examples
- The former Soviet Union
- Nazi Germany
- Communist Romania
- Cuba (under Fidel Castro)
- Chile (under General Augusto Pinochet)
Dictatorship in Fiction
Most often for dystopian or bleak futures, dictatorships are the governing systems, such as in Ayn Rand's Anthem and Atlas Shrugged, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 or Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.