The nature of dictators is very different from country to country. Some have had absolute power some have not. Some are military dictators whereas some are not. It all depends on who sets up the system and how one arranges it.
It's not Russian roulette. It's not up to chance, it's entirely dependent upon WHO sets it up, just how the nature of this Republic was dependent upon who set it up.
Different cultures set up different styles of each form of government. An American empire would be built around the constitution, around liberty.
Many cultures in the world set up violent and oppressive styles of government no matter what form of government it is, dictatorship or democratic. Other cultures set up peaceful styles, others again set up restrictive styles like in Japan, and others set up libertarian styles like the English speaking world.
The model of government may change but the style does not. The model changes when the current model begins to go against the cultures original vision of their style of government. Usually because of some kind of cultural contamination, in our current day example the contamination is a Marxist one.
The cultural norm was Roman Pagan values. Rome went through strife when it eventually converted to Christianity, but afterwards the cultural norm was Christian values.
I edited to respond to the 2A issue.
The nature of dictators is very different from country to country. Some have had absolute power some have not. Some are military dictators whereas some are not. It all depends on who sets up the system and how one arranges it.
It's not Russian roulette. It's not up to chance, it's entirely dependent upon WHO sets it up, just how the nature of this Republic was dependent upon who set it up.
Different cultures set up different styles of each form of government. An American empire would be built around the constitution, around liberty.
Many cultures in the world set up violent and oppressive styles of government no matter what form of government it is, dictatorship or democratic. Other cultures set up peaceful styles, others again set up restrictive styles like in Japan, and others set up libertarian styles like the English speaking world.
The model of government may change but the style does not. The model changes when the current model begins to go against the cultures original vision of their style of government. Usually because of some kind of cultural contamination, in our current day example the contamination is a Marxist one.
The cultural norm was Roman Pagan values. Rome went through strife when it eventually converted to Christianity, but afterwards the cultural norm was Christian values.