Talk:List of dictators

How far back are we going here? Maestro 10:34, 12 July 2007 (EDT)

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OldRight, Can you give us some background on the dispute in WP, that may be of interest elesewhere. Thanks. RobS 10:40, 12 July 2007 (EDT)

Bush

George W. Bush satisfies all these five criteria.

• is an absolute ruler of a sovereign state;
  • Bush can do anything he wants, thanks to the PATRIOT Act and his veto
• governs outside the otherwise accepted rule of law;
  • Guantánamo Bay (locking up unconvicted alleged "terrorists" and torturing them because the area doesn't legally belong to the US and thus the basic human rights don't apply there)
• commonly (but not necessarily) gained power through fraud or a coup d'état, or resorts to them to stay in power;
  • The elections clearly weren't fair...
• may develop a cult of personality;
  • [1][2]
• may be autocratic, oppressive, despotic or tyrannical.
  • He was tyrannical/oppressive when invading and conquering Iraq.[3][4]

Also see [5] for more proof.

Liberalism 16:13, 17 July 2007 (EDT)

Are you serious? Or are you a parodist? Bohdan 16:59, 17 July 2007 (EDT)

The following message moved from my talk page. — Philip J. Rayment

What's wrong with this entry? I explained my reasons on the talk page. Liberalism 16:26, 17 July 2007 (EDT)

President Bush is not a dictator; this is merely your attempt to denigrate him. Your reasons above don't stand up to scrutiny. For example, I don't believe for one moment that President Bush is not subject to the decisions of the Supreme Court, so he can't do "anything he wants", and besides, the power of veto allows him to stop legislation he disagrees with, not to pass legislation to do "anything he wants". Philip J. Rayment 19:12, 17 July 2007 (EDT)