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The China Syndrome The China Syndrome

January 27, 2006 4:40 AM

Repeat this with me now: There is no such thing as an efficient dictatorship.

Not that a democratic government like ours is some lean, mean fighting machine – but a dictatorship is even worse. Sure, the Head Honcho* appears to call the shots, and maybe he does. But there’s a big difference between shouting “Fire!” and the riflemen actually hitting anything.

Repeat this with me now: There is no such thing as an efficient dictatorship.

Not that a democratic government like ours is some lean, mean fighting machine – but a dictatorship is even worse. Sure, the Head Honcho* appears to call the shots, and maybe he does. But there’s a big difference between shouting “Fire!” and the riflemen actually hitting anything.

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