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the problem with dictatorships is that hegemony tends to lie in the same hands for a long time. It perpetuates itself and unless you have benevolence at the top, your're out of luck.
At least with democracies, the 'unfairness' of a dictatorship of a majority will last until the next election. So, there are built in checks and balances with democracies, which should ensure that change at the top can happen. Unforutanately, sometimes this means very little. I mean, is there really a qualitative difference between the Conservatives or Liberals? or the Democrats or Repubilcans? depending on the times, todays liberals can be more conservative than yesterday's tories.
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