Empires severely mess up loads of countries - but history books always give them an easy ride. No mention of dictators. Move along, nothing to see here.
It's interesting because we've never lived in a world without them, going back to our oldest story on record The Epic of Gilgamesh. From 1975-2000 alone half the world's dictators were ousted, including Spain and Portugal. I don't think there will be any of note by 2050.
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