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He has been equally destructive as a legislator: A fervent anti-Communist, he championed right-wing despots across Latin America (including death-squad leaders).
As further proof of my thesis, rank seems to correlate well with inefficiency: Few of the generals who have served their country as despots can hold a candle, efficiency-wise, to Col.
Military dictatorships generally are less efficient than those run by lone despots or the clergy.
You must be benevolent despots, lest you find yourself manipulated by someone with the hide of a rhinoceros.