Dictatorship

Dictatorships are more likely to emerge during national emergencies such as war or epidemics. Certainly, emergency situations such as war and epidemics require quick decision-making. There may be times when it is desirable to solve a problem at once through a dictatorship, when ordinary procedures such as parliamentary deliberations, legal procedures, or voting cannot be done in time. If it is a policy that is good for the people, many people would like them to make decisions quickly.
Even in democratic countries, it seems that there are countries where those in power can make decisions in a limited but dictatorial manner by declaring a state of emergency under certain conditions.
However, it is dangerous if dictatorships are always in place. The people will suffer greatly as they are swayed by the dictator's arbitrary policies. Freedom of speech is lost, many people are purged, including opponents, and in some cases many people are killed.
A national emergency is also a time when people's liberties are vulnerable. Politicians could abuse the state of emergency to create a dictatorship. A national emergency may be the time to watch out for dictatorships.

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