Originally Posted by Ted

I guess this post is just for present day dictators? Do we already have a thread on "best dictator ever"?


What do you exactly mean by this? Are you suggesting that we are the only hypocrites in the world?

Yep! European governments are known to be hypocrites and oppressed people of the world hate European governments way more than you can begin to imagine.

Whats the best dictator? You always make us laugh by such suggestions

Originally Posted by phoenix80

Majority of these dictators, however, are EU trading partners.

They are US trading partners too, lets not be hypocritical shall we?

Originally Posted by 5.56X45mm

Hmmm... No Fidel Cast and Hugo Chavez..... Both are just as evil as the rest.

Lets not forget Evo Morales in Boliva, he's Hugo's little lap dog.

IMHO....mugabe without a doubt

Originally Posted by Infern0

IMHO....mugabe without a doubt

I agree, if I had to pick the single worst, its Robert Mugabe. I know our far-right friends like to mention the latin American communist trifecta (Castro-Chavez-Morales) but Mugabe is much worse. The largest difference is 'the trifecta' have done a few things well in Latin America whereas Robert Mugabe the country as just collapsed under his leadership.

You cannot beat this formula:

Take the most fertile ground in the African continent, (Zimbabwe was a huge grain exporter which ran its large economy). Add a racist, unfair, unwise, and totally corrupt land redistribution program that puts Zimbabwe Agriculture in the hands of murderous armed thugs who cannot even spell their own name while driving the educated (mostly white) population out of the country.

The result: Within 2-3 years the whole country nosedives into poverty and starves. And worse, this was done deliberately. As Mugabe uses starvation as a method to control the population (and subsequently is own grasp on power).

A skeleton list created by a amateur who did not carefully examine the political structure of some of the countries listed above, information based on half-truths and speculations, and also the creators of www.parade.com cannot understand of what it is to be to become a true "dictator". Someone is obviously confused about the difference between a Dictatorial Absolutist Government to an Authoritarian one Party state.

Nevertheless, the "research" and list has no indications or determination of a ranking system, also shows a strong anti-Communist/anti-Iran bias along with a Neo-con agenda. Some of the countries who are listed on the bottom should be listed on the top, quite notably Mr.Than Shwe of Myanmar and Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe. The level of their crimes and involvement far exceeds that of Mr. Hu Jintao, who is oddly listed as #4 due to the contradictions that his authority only reaches that of the military and his executive power must be voted upon and must be done with the consent of other top members of the politburo in order to proceed. Lastly, Putin does not carry the title of Dictator or supreme ruler of Russia as his tenure expires in 2008 therefore his name should never ever be on the list.

I do not believe in any of this nonsense.

Of course you don't Cabal. We're all dumbasses compared to you, oh enlightened one.

Originally Posted by bulldogg

Of course you don't Cabal. We're all dumbasses compared to you, oh enlightened one.

Where have you been?

Busier at work than a one legged ass kicker mate.

Just wished assassination wasn't illegal.