J_Taylor comments on Orwell and fictional evidence for dictatorship stability - Less Wrong Discussion
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Could you please name some that did?
The Roman Empire should probably be classified as a dictatorship, but it didn't have 200 years without succession violence. The "Five Good Empires" period lasted 100 years, though.
Maybe the Vatican should count as a dictatorship. It has had succession violence, but probably less often than England. But maybe it is too decentralized to count.
Can't think of any, in fact (which is my point). However, there may be one or two that don't spring to mind.