2007-11-12 11:32:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
A dictator is a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
A President is the opposite, hence term limits, elections, congress etc.
2007-11-12 11:35:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
in a fairy land, a dictator is bad and a president is good, but if you look at how a president wins an election, you know he's not always elected by the majority of the PEOPLE (popular vote is not the vote that counts), and so why should a president have an absolute power? not all presidents are dictators, but if a president removes habeas corpus from the constitutional rights, it's pretty much defining the police state which the Nazi Germany was in.
so to summarize my opinion, there's no difference between a president and a dictator.
2007-11-12 21:22:09 · answer #2 · answered by little concerned 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
There is no difference.
Wait, let me clarify; a president is defined as someone who presides. A dictator is an authoritarian ruler who takes total or near-total control of a government, sometimes temporarily (such as in the Roman Republic) or permanently (Nazi Germany, Communist Cambodia, Stalin's Soviet Union, Saddam's Iraq). A dictator can be a president, and a president can be a dictator, but the two are not mutually inclusive (a president doesn't HAVE to be a dictator, or vice-versa).
2007-11-12 19:38:41 · answer #3 · answered by Lightning Larry Luciano 3 · 2⤊ 4⤋
a dictator has absolute power. no one else has any control. most of the time they arent elected, but instead force their way into power. they are often oppressive and controlling. a president is elected, and shares the power among other powers-that-be. for example the supreme court and the house of reps and senate in the USA. presidents usually have limited terms - while dictators often rule for many years - or until they die - or someone else overthrows them.
EXAMPLES OF EACH:
Presidents:
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Ronald Reagen
Dictators:
Saddam Hussein (Iraq - up until Operation Iraqi Freedom)
Joseph Stalin (Russia - during WW2)
Adolf Hitler (Germany - during WW2)
Fidel Castro (Cuba - present)
Ayatollah Kamani (Iran in the 70s, 80s and early 90s)
2007-11-12 19:41:18 · answer #4 · answered by free_n08 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No difference when it comes to Bush. He's the President of the United States/ Dictator/ Satan.
2007-11-12 19:38:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
Theoretically, a President's power is much more limited then a dictator's but often, there is no difference. EXs: "Presidents" Chavez, Putin, etc
2007-11-12 19:52:32 · answer #6 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
A dictator's authority comes from the force of his armed followers whereas a president's authority comes from the force of his corporate backers.
2007-11-12 19:39:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
A dicktater tells the people how its gonna be , a president is suppose to hear what the people have to say. the pres. is suppose to be for the people not corpoations
2007-11-12 19:45:46 · answer #8 · answered by whatshisname 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
a dictator is like hitler, controls people and kills them if they go against him. a president leads people, if enough people dont agree with him he can be overthrown without fear of death
2007-11-12 19:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by farfromokay 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
a few staged false flag attacks and a bought and paid for congress.
2007-11-12 19:37:32 · answer #10 · answered by celvin 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋