Examine the myth of the benevolent dictator;which is a leader who holds absolute power yet only uses it for the common good. -- Under certain conditions;the idea of a dictator can sound appealing;like when a democracy isn’t functioning as it should due to corruption or political polarization. People may believe the solution is a "benevolent dictator"— a leader who only uses their absolute power for the common good. But can such a leader actually exist in today’s world? Stephanie Honchell Smith examines this common myth. Lesson by Stephanie Honchell Smith;directed by Avi Ofer. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happened-when-these-6-dictators-took-over-stephanie-honchell-smith Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happened-when-these-6-dictators-took-over-stephanie-honchell-smith/digdeeper Animator's website: https://aviofer.com Music: https://soundcloud.com/aim-music ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Morgan Williams;Devin Harris;Pavel Zalevskiy;Karen Goepen-Wee;Filip Dabrowski;Barbara Smalley;Megan Douglas;Tim Leistikow;Ka-Hei Law;Hiroshi Uchiyama;Mark Morris;Misaki Sato;EdoKun;SookKwan Loong;Bev Millar;Lex Azevedo;Michael Aquilina;Jason A Saslow;Yansong Li;Cristóbal Moenne;Dawn Jordan;Prasanth Mathialagan;Samuel Doerle;David Rosario;Dominik Kugelmann - they-them;Siamak Hajizadeh;Ryohky Araya;Mayank Kaul;Christophe Dessalles;Heather Slater;Sandra Tersluisen;Zhexi Shan;Bárbara Nazaré;Andrea Feliz;Victor E Karhel;Sydney Evans;Latora;Noel Situ;emily lam;Sid;Niccolò Frassetto;Mana;I'm here because of Knowledge Fight Facebook group.;Linda Freedman;Edgardo Cuellar;Jaspar Carmichael-Jack;Michael Burton;VIVIANA A GARCIA BESNE;The Vernons and Olha Bahatiuk.;Education;dictators;dictator;dictatorship;benevolent dictator;myth of benevolent dictator;government;democracy;authoritarian;leadership;Cincinnatus;rome;roman empire;elections;branches of government;civic engagement;corruption;economic instability;political polarization;pinochet;mobuto;gaddafi;mussolini;hitler;fascism;authoritarianism;term limits;propaganda;checks and balances;censorship;education;animation;stephanie honchell smith;avi ofer;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education<br><br>Original Internet URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkZ7B-Fv-ck
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Examine the myth of the benevolent dictator;which is a leader who holds absolute power yet only uses it for the common good. -- Under certain conditions;the idea of a dictator can sound appealing;like when a democracy isn’t functioning as it should due to corruption or political polarization. People may believe the solution is a "benevolent dictator"— a leader who only uses their absolute power for the common good. But can such a leader actually exist in today’s world? Stephanie Honchell Smith examines this common myth. Lesson by Stephanie Honchell Smith;directed by Avi Ofer. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happened-when-these-6-dictators-took-over-stephanie-honchell-smith Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-happened-when-these-6-dictators-took-over-stephanie-honchell-smith/digdeeper Animator's website: https://aviofer.com Music: https://soundcloud.com/aim-music ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Morgan Williams;Devin Harris;Pavel Zalevskiy;Karen Goepen-Wee;Filip Dabrowski;Barbara Smalley;Megan Douglas;Tim Leistikow;Ka-Hei Law;Hiroshi Uchiyama;Mark Morris;Misaki Sato;EdoKun;SookKwan Loong;Bev Millar;Lex Azevedo;Michael Aquilina;Jason A Saslow;Yansong Li;Cristóbal Moenne;Dawn Jordan;Prasanth Mathialagan;Samuel Doerle;David Rosario;Dominik Kugelmann - they-them;Siamak Hajizadeh;Ryohky Araya;Mayank Kaul;Christophe Dessalles;Heather Slater;Sandra Tersluisen;Zhexi Shan;Bárbara Nazaré;Andrea Feliz;Victor E Karhel;Sydney Evans;Latora;Noel Situ;emily lam;Sid;Niccolò Frassetto;Mana;I'm here because of Knowledge Fight Facebook group.;Linda Freedman;Edgardo Cuellar;Jaspar Carmichael-Jack;Michael Burton;VIVIANA A GARCIA BESNE;The Vernons and Olha Bahatiuk.;Education;dictators;dictator;dictatorship;benevolent dictator;myth of benevolent dictator;government;democracy;authoritarian;leadership;Cincinnatus;rome;roman empire;elections;branches of government;civic engagement;corruption;economic instability;political polarization;pinochet;mobuto;gaddafi;mussolini;hitler;fascism;authoritarianism;term limits;propaganda;checks and balances;censorship;education;animation;stephanie honchell smith;avi ofer;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education<br><br>Original Internet URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkZ7B-Fv-ck