For a couple months, maybe. Anyone who says yes absolutely is someone who shouldn’t be trusted with power.
Yes because I will immediately work on making a sustainable democracy, eventually having checks and balances
I know I can cause I’d really rather not be a dictator. I take responsibility for EVERYONE all the fuckong time trying to care for that many and feeling the pain and guilt if I fail even one will fuck me up and I’d rather just not do it. Only in extreme times like rn would I even consider it but I’ll probably off my self when the reign ends cause I let some kid die because I didn’t get healthcare to them fast enough. I’m a softie.
Yes. But I’d probably be killed by someone who will
Sure. Would I last long before getting killed or overthrown? No.
Yep.
I actually want to see these cultures change.
They often get killed faster than the evil ones.
It is inevitable that an opposition would form against you. You either let the movement continue to gain traction and risk unseating you or you use your power in a corrupt manner to silence them.
In this particular case, it depends what you define as corrupt. If you are truly working towards the betterment of everyone under your power (even those that you are fighting against), then what becomes justifiable to that end?
Not if you preemptively make what would be an opposition ideology illegal when making the country’s constitution
I could be benevolent and part of the population would be still against me (slumlords, libertarians, nazis).
After some attempts to kill me I doubt I couldn’t become aggressive against the population who wronged me.
Oh goodness no. I pray I never come into any real political power.
For fun I’ve already run the numbers on how many adult humans will fit into the cargo holds of a decommissioned Panamax bulker.
WHAT
Well, I’ve managed to win every election legitimately in Tropico 5 so far while making sure there’s plenty of housing, education, jobs, food, and healthcare.
So guess so.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
if I were magically made dictator somehow, no I don’t think so. but I’m not cutthroat enough to become a dictator in the first place.
No.
Not because I’m evil, but because I am empathetic and someone evil would absolutely figure out a way to use that to manipulate me.
This is explained in the “the rules for rulers” video from cgpgrey, which condenses the book “the dictators handbook”.
