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TRANSCULTURAL FRIENDSHIP: OUR POLITICAL FUTURE Chapter Four: Autocracy and Democracy Section 5: Environments Favoring Autocracies
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On the Footbridge" by the Lysaya Dance Ensemble for the
Russian Festival at the Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto, California, June
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Autocracies would be adequately competent in simple and unchanging environments. History would provide most of the wisdom to rule a static society. There would be less negative reaction among the followers since everyone would recognize that tradition is the real authority.
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Autocracies would also be effective competing within a loosely formed international structure. Autocracies could effectively achieve short-term victories. The negative consequences of bad reputation and organized counter-reaction would be minimized. This may explain why autocractic governments have held their own for such a large fraction of history.
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