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* UsefulNotes/FascistItaly can be considered the TropeMaker since it shares many of the same traits as Nazi Germany (one-party rule, persecution of certain groups, etc). Unlike Germany, Italy's government was still a monarchy led by Victor Emmanuel III though the real power was vested in the hands of UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini and his Fascists until 1943.
* The [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]] especially under UsefulNotes/JosefStalin was a place where political dissidents and other perceived "enemies of the state" (i.e. kulaks) were sent to the gulags or outright executed after a sham trial held by a KangarooCourt of party loyalists and outright ethnic cleansing of specific groups. His successors attempted a somewhat more humane strategy, but were still highly totalitarian until ''Glasnost'' in the 1980s.
* The [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]] especially under UsefulNotes/JosefStalin was a place where political dissidents and other perceived "enemies of the state" (i.e. kulaks) were sent to the gulags or outright executed after a sham trial held by a KangarooCourt of party loyalists and outright ethnic cleansing of specific groups. His successors attempted a somewhat more humane strategy, but were still highly totalitarian until ''Glasnost'' in the 1980s.
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* UsefulNotes/FascistItaly can be considered the TropeMaker since it shares many of the same traits as Nazi Germany (one-party rule, persecution of certain groups, etc). Unlike Germany, Italy's government was still a monarchy led by Victor Emmanuel III III, though the real power was vested in the hands of UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini and his Fascists until 1943.
* The [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn SovietUnion]] Union]], especially under UsefulNotes/JosefStalin UsefulNotes/JosefStalin, was a place where political dissidents and other perceived "enemies of the state" (i.e. kulaks) were sent to the gulags or outright executed after a sham trial held by a KangarooCourt of party loyalists and outright ethnic cleansing of specific groups. His successors attempted a somewhat more humane strategy, simply institutionalizing people under fake diagnoses designed to pathologize dissidence, but were still highly totalitarian until ''Glasnost'' in the 1980s.
* The [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet
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* The [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russian Federation]] under UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin has become increasingly dictatorial since he first came to power in 2000. When his term originally expired in 2008, he became prime minister while Dmitry Medvedev became president, and used the office to be the real power until he was able to run for president again in 2012. Afterwards, he's slowly made amendments to extend his term indefinitely, curtailed freedom of speech, arranged assassinations of dissidents living abroad, and in February 2022, launched a massive invasion of Ukraine.
* UsefulNotes/NorthKorea is one of the most infamous dictatorships in the modern day, a totalitarian state built around the personal image of the Kim family, whose citizens are subject to strict and arbitrary laws. With its citizens and often foreign visitors disappearing for the most minor of offenses, it has been described as Oceania of Creator/GeorgeOrwell's ''1984'' made real. In fact, Creator/ChristopherHitchens once theorized that the nation's founder, Kim Il-Sung, was given a copy of the book when it was published, and decided to put its nightmarish vision of the future into practice.
* The Islamic Republic of UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} is also one of the worst contemporary dictatorships. It's also TheTheocracy, with power residing not in the President of Iran but in the Supreme Leader and his council of elders, who vet political candidates and can and will veto anything they don't like. It's also a totalitarian police state with numerous human rights violations, whose disproportionately large military is essentially being used to occupy ''itself''. The previous regime was a monarchical dictatorship with its own abuses, but wasn't quite as constricting as the current one.
* UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia is modern-day example of a monarchic dictatorship. They are ruled by a royal family, but they have more in common with a family dictatorship than a traditional absolute monarchy. Media is heavily censored to be pro-government, curtailing free speech. Unlike North Korea, Iran, and Russia, they’re very overt of the fact that they’re not a democracy as well as their lack of elections.
* With good reason, the [[UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} Republic of Belarus]] has the nickname "Europe's last dictatorship." Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the country for nearly 30 years, with subsequent elections giving him an improbable vote of over 90%. Even the [[StateSec internal security agency]] is still called the KGB, unchanged since the collapse of the USSR.
* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirty years. UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco came to power following the Spanish Civil War and maintained a totalitarian regime in which thousands of people were killed by political repression. Eventually, Franco instituted reforms which softened his rule, though not by much, allowing Spain to begin to rejoin the international community. Shortly before his death in 1975, Franco restored Juan Carlos as the King of Spain, who then [[{{Cincinnatus}} swept away the fascist government and successfully restored democratic rule]].
* During the Cold War, the United States helped overthrow a number of left-leaning governments in Latin America and install dictatorships in an effort to curb the spread of communism.
** One of the most brutal was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over 30,000 people were tortured or executed during his 25-year rule.
* UsefulNotes/NorthKorea is one of the most infamous dictatorships in the modern day, a totalitarian state built around the personal image of the Kim family, whose citizens are subject to strict and arbitrary laws. With its citizens and often foreign visitors disappearing for the most minor of offenses, it has been described as Oceania of Creator/GeorgeOrwell's ''1984'' made real. In fact, Creator/ChristopherHitchens once theorized that the nation's founder, Kim Il-Sung, was given a copy of the book when it was published, and decided to put its nightmarish vision of the future into practice.
* The Islamic Republic of UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} is also one of the worst contemporary dictatorships. It's also TheTheocracy, with power residing not in the President of Iran but in the Supreme Leader and his council of elders, who vet political candidates and can and will veto anything they don't like. It's also a totalitarian police state with numerous human rights violations, whose disproportionately large military is essentially being used to occupy ''itself''. The previous regime was a monarchical dictatorship with its own abuses, but wasn't quite as constricting as the current one.
* UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia is modern-day example of a monarchic dictatorship. They are ruled by a royal family, but they have more in common with a family dictatorship than a traditional absolute monarchy. Media is heavily censored to be pro-government, curtailing free speech. Unlike North Korea, Iran, and Russia, they’re very overt of the fact that they’re not a democracy as well as their lack of elections.
* With good reason, the [[UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} Republic of Belarus]] has the nickname "Europe's last dictatorship." Alexander Lukashenko has ruled the country for nearly 30 years, with subsequent elections giving him an improbable vote of over 90%. Even the [[StateSec internal security agency]] is still called the KGB, unchanged since the collapse of the USSR.
* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirty years. UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco came to power following the Spanish Civil War and maintained a totalitarian regime in which thousands of people were killed by political repression. Eventually, Franco instituted reforms which softened his rule, though not by much, allowing Spain to begin to rejoin the international community. Shortly before his death in 1975, Franco restored Juan Carlos as the King of Spain, who then [[{{Cincinnatus}} swept away the fascist government and successfully restored democratic rule]].
* During the Cold War, the United States helped overthrow a number of left-leaning governments in Latin America and install dictatorships in an effort to curb the spread of communism.
** One of the most brutal was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over 30,000 people were tortured or executed during his 25-year rule.
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* The [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russian Federation]] under UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin has become increasingly dictatorial since he first came to power in 2000. When his term originally expired in 2008, he became prime minister while Dmitry Medvedev became president, and used the office to be the real power until he was able to run for president again in 2012. Afterwards, he's slowly made amendments to extend his term indefinitely, curtailed freedom of speech, arranged assassinations of dissidents living abroad, and in February 2022, launched a massive invasion of Ukraine. \n While academics are more inclined to call Putin's Russia an oligarchy rather than a dictatorship, the government's far-right authoritarianism resulted in many critics calling it an attempt at restoring the tsardom.
* UsefulNotes/NorthKorea is one of the most infamous dictatorships in the modern day, a totalitarian state built around thepersonal image deification of the Kim family, whose citizens are subject to strict and arbitrary laws. With its citizens and often foreign visitors disappearing for the most minor of offenses, it has been described as Oceania of Creator/GeorgeOrwell's ''1984'' ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'' made real. In fact, Creator/ChristopherHitchens once theorized that the nation's founder, Kim Il-Sung, was given a copy of the book when it was published, and decided to put its nightmarish vision of the future into practice.
* The Islamic Republic of UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} is also one of the worst contemporary dictatorships. It's also TheTheocracy, with power residing not in the President of Iran but in the Supreme Leader and his council of elders, who vet political candidates and can and will veto anything they don't like. It's also a totalitarian police state with numerous human rights violations, whose disproportionately large military is essentially being used to occupy ''itself''. The previous regime was a monarchical dictatorship with its own abuses, which eventually got overthrown in the UsefulNotes/IranianRevolution, but wasn't quite as constricting as the current one.
* UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia is modern-day example of a monarchic dictatorship. They are ruled by a royal family, but they have more in common with a family dictatorship than a traditional absolute monarchy. Media is heavily censored to be pro-government, curtailing free speech. Unlike North Korea, Iran, and Russia,they’re they're very overt of the fact that they’re they're not a democracy as well as their lack of elections.
* With good reason, the [[UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} Republic of Belarus]] has the nickname "Europe's last dictatorship." AlexanderLukashenko Lukashenko, who openly prides himself on being "Europe's last dictator," has ruled the country for nearly 30 years, years as its first and only president, with subsequent elections giving him an improbable vote of over 90%. Even the [[StateSec internal security agency]] is still called the KGB, unchanged since the collapse of the USSR.
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* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirtyyears. years thanks to both their declaration of neutrality during the war and their alliance with the United States during the subsequent UsefulNotes/ColdWar. UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco came to power following the Spanish Civil War UsefulNotes/SpanishCivilWar and maintained a totalitarian regime in which thousands of people were killed by political repression. Eventually, Franco instituted reforms which softened his rule, though not by much, allowing Spain to begin to rejoin the international community. Shortly before his death in 1975, Franco restored Juan Carlos as the King of Spain, who then [[{{Cincinnatus}} swept away the fascist government and successfully restored democratic rule]].
* During the Cold War, the United States helped overthrow a number of democratically elected left-leaning governments in Latin America andinstall dictatorships in an effort installed dictatorships. Part of this was to curb prevent the spread of communism.
communism, part of it was the result of corporate lobbying, with businesses like the United Fruit Company (the engineers of many a BananaRepublic) relying on exploitation of cheap labor in Latin America. Anti-American sentiment is consequently very high throughout Latin America.
** One of the most brutal was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over 30,000 people were tortured or executed during his 25-year rule. He eventually got voted out of office after an attempt to legitimize his regime via an election designed to keep him in power.
* UsefulNotes/NorthKorea is one of the most infamous dictatorships in the modern day, a totalitarian state built around the
* The Islamic Republic of UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} is also one of the worst contemporary dictatorships. It's also TheTheocracy, with power residing not in the President of Iran but in the Supreme Leader and his council of elders, who vet political candidates and can and will veto anything they don't like. It's also a totalitarian police state with numerous human rights violations, whose disproportionately large military is essentially being used to occupy ''itself''. The previous regime was a monarchical dictatorship with its own abuses, which eventually got overthrown in the UsefulNotes/IranianRevolution, but wasn't quite as constricting as the current one.
* UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia is modern-day example of a monarchic dictatorship. They are ruled by a royal family, but they have more in common with a family dictatorship than a traditional absolute monarchy. Media is heavily censored to be pro-government, curtailing free speech. Unlike North Korea, Iran, and Russia,
* With good reason, the [[UsefulNotes/{{Belarus}} Republic of Belarus]] has the nickname "Europe's last dictatorship." Alexander
* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirty
* During the Cold War, the United States helped overthrow a number of democratically elected left-leaning governments in Latin America and
** One of the most brutal was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over 30,000 people were tortured or executed during his 25-year rule. He eventually got voted out of office after an attempt to legitimize his regime via an election designed to keep him in power.
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A dictatorship is an undemocratic government, typically under the control of a singular leader or a group, that controls a country through repression of dissent and not permitting alternative political factions. Dictatorships are always authoritarian and sometimes outright totalitarian, demanding the obedience of the citizenry, controlling how the people can express themselves, promoting support through {{propaganda|Machine}}, and persecuting, torturing, imprisoning, or killing anyone who refuses to play ball. Other methods may include keeping the masses pacified through BreadAndCircuses, encouraging citizens to spy on each other, or giving the people "Emmanuel Goldstein"-style enemies (that may or may not actually exist) to rail against. They may justify the measures they take by claiming to be promoting internal stability, saying they're protecting the citizens from internal or external threats, or using any number of other explanations. Whether they [[WellIntentionedExtremist believe]] these explanations or [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist not]] varies.
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A dictatorship is an undemocratic government, typically under the control of a singular leader or a group, that controls a country through repression of dissent and not permitting alternative political factions. Dictatorships are always authoritarian and sometimes outright totalitarian, demanding the obedience of the citizenry, controlling how the people can express themselves, promoting support through {{propaganda|Machine}}, and persecuting, torturing, imprisoning, exiling, or killing anyone who refuses to play ball. Other methods may include keeping the masses pacified through BreadAndCircuses, encouraging citizens to spy on each other, or giving the people "Emmanuel Goldstein"-style enemies (that may or may not actually exist) to rail against. They may justify the measures they take by claiming to be promoting internal stability, saying they're protecting the citizens from internal or external threats, or using any number of other explanations. Whether they [[WellIntentionedExtremist believe]] these explanations or [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist not]] varies.
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** Tomania is very obviously one, a European nation ruled by a virulently nationalist party that keeps the Tomanian people under their thumb, shovels out frequent propaganda at home and abroad and is plotting war against their neighbors. [[ThoseWackyNazis It seems like Chaplain was referencing something...]]
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** Tomania is very obviously one, a European nation ruled by a virulently nationalist party that keeps the Tomanian people under their thumb, shovels out frequent propaganda at home and abroad and is plotting war against their neighbors. [[ThoseWackyNazis It seems like Chaplain was referencing something...]]something]]...
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** Likewise, Columbia of ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' is an absolute dictatorship ruled by Comstock, where [[DeliberateValuesDissonance the worst problems of turn-of-the-century America]] have been taken to the extreme as a matter of policy.
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** Likewise, Columbia of ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' is an absolute dictatorship ruled by Comstock, where [[DeliberateValuesDissonance the worst problems aspects of turn-of-the-century America]] have been taken to the extreme as a matter of policy.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The Boiling Isles is on the verge of being a dictatorship under Emperor Belos, if it isn't already there. Fifty years ago, Belos rose to power and began to force all witches outside of those he chooses to be part of his own personal coven to only practice one form of magic each. All their other magic is permanently sealed away, and those who refuse to fall in line and join a coven are branded criminals and hunted down. This keeps the population from embracing their full magical potential and makes a rebellion unlikely if not impossible. Those considered undesirable (often for [[FelonyMisdemeanor harmless things]], like believing in conspiracy theories or writing fanfiction) are [[IndividualityIsIllegal imprisoned in the Conformatorium]], and people who are considered an actual threat to Belos' power are [[TakenForGranite turned to stone]] in a particularly twisted form of public execution. Belos ''claims'' to be following the will of the Titan, but it's heavily implied that he's delusional or lying, and either way, he is the sole authority in the Isles in practice, since all law enforcement reports to him and there's no form of checks and balances in place to keep him from abusing his position. And, he gives a lot of discretionary power to coven officials like Lilith or Warden Wrath. Perhaps the creepiest part is that, thanks to a steady stream of propaganda and a focus on indoctrinating children from a young age, most of the citizens see Belos' rule as a ''good'' thing. And, he’s also had statues of himself erected after Season 1 to remind everyone who’s boss.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': The Boiling Isles is on the verge of being a dictatorship under [[EvilOverlord Emperor Belos, Belos]], if it isn't already there. Fifty years ago, Belos rose to power and began to force all witches outside of those he chooses to be part of his own personal coven to only practice one form of magic each. All their other magic is permanently sealed away, and those who refuse to fall in line and join a coven are branded criminals and hunted down. This keeps the population from embracing their full magical potential and makes a rebellion unlikely if not impossible. Those considered undesirable (often for [[FelonyMisdemeanor harmless things]], like believing in conspiracy theories or writing fanfiction) are [[IndividualityIsIllegal imprisoned in the Conformatorium]], and people who are considered an actual threat to Belos' power are [[TakenForGranite turned to stone]] in a particularly twisted form of public execution. Belos ''claims'' to be following the will of the Titan, but it's heavily implied that he's delusional or lying, and either way, he is the sole authority in the Isles in practice, since all law enforcement reports to him and there's no form of checks and balances in place to keep him from abusing his position. And, he gives a lot of discretionary power to coven officials like Lilith or Warden Wrath. Perhaps the creepiest part is that, thanks to a steady stream of propaganda and a focus on indoctrinating children from a young age, most of the citizens see Belos' rule as a ''good'' thing. And, he’s also had statues of himself erected after Season 1 to remind everyone who’s boss.
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* The [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russian Federation]] under UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin has become increasingly dictatorial since he first came to power in 2000. When his term originally expired in 2008, he became prime minister while Dmitry Medvedev became president, and used the office to be the real power until he was able to run for president again in 2012. Afterwards, he's slowly made amendments to extend his term indefinitely, curtailed freedom of speech, and in February 2022, launched a massive invasion of Ukraine.
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* The [[UsefulNotes/{{Russia}} Russian Federation]] under UsefulNotes/VladimirPutin has become increasingly dictatorial since he first came to power in 2000. When his term originally expired in 2008, he became prime minister while Dmitry Medvedev became president, and used the office to be the real power until he was able to run for president again in 2012. Afterwards, he's slowly made amendments to extend his term indefinitely, curtailed freedom of speech, arranged assassinations of dissidents living abroad, and in February 2022, launched a massive invasion of Ukraine.
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* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirty years. UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco came to power following the Spanish Civil War and maintained a totalitarian regime in which thousands of people were killed by political repression. Eventually, Franco instituted reforms which softened his rule, though not by much, allowing Spain to begin to rejoin the international community. Shortly before his death in 1975, Franco restored Juan Carlos as the King of Spain, who then [[TheCincinnatus swept away the fascist government and successfully restored democratic rule]].
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* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirty years. UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco came to power following the Spanish Civil War and maintained a totalitarian regime in which thousands of people were killed by political repression. Eventually, Franco instituted reforms which softened his rule, though not by much, allowing Spain to begin to rejoin the international community. Shortly before his death in 1975, Franco restored Juan Carlos as the King of Spain, who then [[TheCincinnatus [[{{Cincinnatus}} swept away the fascist government and successfully restored democratic rule]].
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A dictatorship is an undemocratic government, typically under the control of a singular leader or a group, that controls a country through repression of dissent and not permitting alternative political factions. Dictatorships are always authoritarian and sometimes outright totalitarian, demanding the obedience of the citizenry, controlling how the people can express themselves, promoting support through {{propaganda|Machine}}, and persecuting, torturing, imprisoning, or killing anyone who refuses to play ball. Other methods may include keeping the masses pacified through BreadAndCircuses, encouraging citizens to spy on each other, or giving the people "Emmanuel Goldstein"-style fictional enemies to rail against. They may justify the measures they take by claiming to be promoting internal stability, saying they're protecting the citizens from internal or external threats, or using any number of other explanations. Whether they [[WellIntentionedExtremist believe]] these explanations or [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist not]] varies.
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A dictatorship is an undemocratic government, typically under the control of a singular leader or a group, that controls a country through repression of dissent and not permitting alternative political factions. Dictatorships are always authoritarian and sometimes outright totalitarian, demanding the obedience of the citizenry, controlling how the people can express themselves, promoting support through {{propaganda|Machine}}, and persecuting, torturing, imprisoning, or killing anyone who refuses to play ball. Other methods may include keeping the masses pacified through BreadAndCircuses, encouraging citizens to spy on each other, or giving the people "Emmanuel Goldstein"-style fictional Goldstein"-style enemies (that may or may not actually exist) to rail against. They may justify the measures they take by claiming to be promoting internal stability, saying they're protecting the citizens from internal or external threats, or using any number of other explanations. Whether they [[WellIntentionedExtremist believe]] these explanations or [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist not]] varies.
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SuperTrope to BananaRepublic, CommieLand, IntellectuallySupportedTyranny, RegentForLife, and PoliceState. TheTheocracy will often be this. When the United States is portrayed like this, see OppressiveStatesOfAmerica. Should a dictatorship try to present itself as democratic, you may have a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny. DayOfTheJackboot is when people attempt to impose a dictatorship. If TheRepublic, Monarchy, or similiarly democratic nation is taken over by a despot, that's also TyrantTakesTheHelm and/or TheUsurper. Frequently overlaps with TheEmpire, though not all dictatorships are imperialistic. Very prone to being an outright CrapsackWorld or CrapsaccharineWorld, especially if the dictatorship tries to present itself as a paradise. If the dictatorship is presented as a moral ''good'', you're dealing with a BenevolentDictator. See also {{Dystopia}}.
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SuperTrope to BananaRepublic, CommieLand, IntellectuallySupportedTyranny, RegentForLife, and PoliceState. TheTheocracy will often be this. When the United States is portrayed like this, see OppressiveStatesOfAmerica. Should a dictatorship try to present itself as democratic, you may have a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny. DayOfTheJackboot is when people attempt to impose a dictatorship. If TheRepublic, Monarchy, or similiarly similarly democratic nation is taken over by a despot, that's also TyrantTakesTheHelm and/or TheUsurper. Frequently overlaps with TheEmpire, though not all dictatorships are imperialistic. Very prone to being an outright CrapsackWorld or CrapsaccharineWorld, especially if the dictatorship tries to present itself as a paradise. If the dictatorship is presented as a moral ''good'', you're dealing with a BenevolentDictator. See also {{Dystopia}}.
{{Dystopia}}.
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* The government of Libria from ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'' is ruled by a mysterious figure known as Father, who has outlawed emotion as a result of a cataclysmic war. Everyone is required to take an emotion-suppressing drug known as Prozium. "Sense offenders", those who don't take the drug and choose to feel, are hunted by the motorcycle-helmeted Sweepers and the {{Badass Longcoat}}ed Grammaton Clerics.
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* The government of Libria from ''Film/{{Equilibrium}}'' is ruled by a mysterious figure known as Father, who has outlawed emotion as a result of a cataclysmic war. Everyone is required to take an emotion-suppressing [[EmotionSuppression emotion-suppressing]] drug known as Prozium.[[FantasticDrug Prozium]]. "Sense offenders", those who don't take the drug and choose to feel, are hunted by the motorcycle-helmeted Sweepers and the {{Badass Longcoat}}ed Grammaton Clerics.
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** Likewise, Bacteria shares all of Tomania's aforementioned traits. Of course, it too was [[UsefulNotes/FascistItaly lampooning a then-current European dictatorship.]]
* The Galactic Empire from ''Franchise/StarWars'' is probably the most well-known sci-fi example. Its predecessor, the late Galactic Republic, had already become a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny before the change in name was made official. It is ruled with an iron fist by Emperor Palpatine, his Moffs who act as regional governors, his powerful subordinate (and heir apparent) Darth Vader, and his army of stormtroopers and powerful starfleet. The Empire primarily rules by fear, as laid down in the Tarkin Doctrine, prescribing overwhelming punishment by means of EarthShatteringKaboom for any planets that have gotten too far out of line, and using the fear of being next to bring other systems in line. Unfortunately for the Empire, their strong-arm tactics have tended to backfire more often than not; the destruction of Alderaan proved only to galvanize the Rebellion by proving what monsters they truly were.
* The Galactic Empire from ''Franchise/StarWars'' is probably the most well-known sci-fi example. Its predecessor, the late Galactic Republic, had already become a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny before the change in name was made official. It is ruled with an iron fist by Emperor Palpatine, his Moffs who act as regional governors, his powerful subordinate (and heir apparent) Darth Vader, and his army of stormtroopers and powerful starfleet. The Empire primarily rules by fear, as laid down in the Tarkin Doctrine, prescribing overwhelming punishment by means of EarthShatteringKaboom for any planets that have gotten too far out of line, and using the fear of being next to bring other systems in line. Unfortunately for the Empire, their strong-arm tactics have tended to backfire more often than not; the destruction of Alderaan proved only to galvanize the Rebellion by proving what monsters they truly were.
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** Likewise, Bacteria shares all of Tomania's aforementioned traits. Of course, it too was [[UsefulNotes/FascistItaly lampooning a then-current European dictatorship.]]
dictatorship]].
* The Galactic Empire from ''Franchise/StarWars'' is probably the most well-known sci-fi example. Its predecessor, the late Galactic Republic, had already become a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny before the change in name was made official. It is ruled with an iron fist by Emperor Palpatine, his Moffs who act as regional governors, his [[TheDragon powerfulsubordinate subordinate]] (and heir apparent) Darth Vader, and his army of stormtroopers and powerful starfleet. The Empire primarily rules by fear, as laid down in the Tarkin Doctrine, prescribing overwhelming punishment by means of EarthShatteringKaboom for any planets that have gotten too far out of line, and using the fear of being next to bring other systems in line. Unfortunately for the Empire, their strong-arm tactics have tended to backfire more often than not; the destruction of Alderaan proved only to galvanize the Rebellion by proving what monsters they truly were.
* The Galactic Empire from ''Franchise/StarWars'' is probably the most well-known sci-fi example. Its predecessor, the late Galactic Republic, had already become a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny before the change in name was made official. It is ruled with an iron fist by Emperor Palpatine, his Moffs who act as regional governors, his [[TheDragon powerful
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* ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'': Oceania is under the control of a political party called English Socialism (known as "Ingsoc" in {{Newspeak}}), led by Big Brother, the omnipresent but shadowy dictator who [[ShadowDictator nobody seems to ever see in the flesh]] and may or may not actually exist as a person. It's implied that its geopolitical rivals Eurasia and Eastasia practice the same style of government, if they exist at all and aren't just made up by the Party.
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* ''Literature/NineteenEightyFour'': Oceania is under the control of a political party called English Socialism (known as "Ingsoc" in {{Newspeak}}), led by [[GloriousLeader Big Brother, Brother]], the omnipresent but shadowy dictator who [[ShadowDictator nobody seems to ever see in the flesh]] and may or may not actually exist as a person. It's implied that its geopolitical rivals Eurasia and Eastasia practice the same style of government, if they exist at all and aren't just made up by the Party.
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* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Panem, built in the ashes of [[FallenStatesOfAmerica a post-apocalyptic United States]], is a totalitarian police state. Centered around the Capitol, whose citizens have surrendered their civic responsibilities and right to self-government in exchange for lives of decadence, it also rules over twelve (formerly thirteen) districts that provide the Capitol with resources in exchange for protection from the Peacekeepers, who also suppress dissent and publicly punish lawbreakers. As punishment for a previous rebellion, each of the districts is required to send two tributes (one male, the other female) to compete in the annual [[GladiatorGames Hunger Games]].
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* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Panem, built in the ashes of [[FallenStatesOfAmerica a post-apocalyptic United States]], is a totalitarian police state. Centered around the Capitol, whose citizens have surrendered their civic responsibilities and right to self-government in exchange for [[BreadAndCircuses lives of decadence, decadence]], it also rules over twelve (formerly thirteen) districts that provide the Capitol with resources in exchange for protection from the Peacekeepers, who also suppress dissent and publicly punish lawbreakers. As punishment for a previous rebellion, each of the districts is required to send two tributes (one male, the other female) to compete in the annual [[GladiatorGames Hunger Games]].
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** In the course of the civil war caused by Frank Fontaine's insurrection, the government of Rapture is depicted in ''VideoGame/BioShock1'' to have become more and more dictatorial, with SecretPolice, extrajudicial arrests, and torture. Ironically, [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis Rapture started out with the intent of granting people freedom from government overreach]].
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** In the course of the civil war {{civil war}} caused by Frank Fontaine's insurrection, the government of Rapture is depicted in ''VideoGame/BioShock1'' to have become more and more dictatorial, with SecretPolice, extrajudicial arrests, and torture. Ironically, [[BecameTheirOwnAntithesis Rapture started out with the intent of granting people freedom from government overreach]].
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* UsefulNotes/NorthKorea is one of the most infamous dictatorships in the modern day, a totalitarian state built around the personal image of the Kim family, whose citizens are subject to strict and arbitrary laws. With its citizens and often foreign visitors disappearing for the most minor of offenses, it has been described as Oceania of George Orwell's ''1984'' made real. In fact, Creator/ChristopherHitchens once theorized that the nation's founder, Kim Il-Sung, was given a copy of the book when it was published, and decided to put its nightmarish vision of the future into practice.
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* UsefulNotes/NorthKorea is one of the most infamous dictatorships in the modern day, a totalitarian state built around the personal image of the Kim family, whose citizens are subject to strict and arbitrary laws. With its citizens and often foreign visitors disappearing for the most minor of offenses, it has been described as Oceania of George Orwell's Creator/GeorgeOrwell's ''1984'' made real. In fact, Creator/ChristopherHitchens once theorized that the nation's founder, Kim Il-Sung, was given a copy of the book when it was published, and decided to put its nightmarish vision of the future into practice.
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* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirty years. UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco came to power following the Spanish Civil War and maintained a totalitarian regime in which thousands of people were killed by political repression. Eventually, Franco instituted reforms which softened his rule, though not by much, allowing Spain to begin to rejoin the international community. Shortly before his death in 1975, Franco restored Juan Carlos as the King of Spain, who then swept away the fascist government and successfully restored democratic rule.
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* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirty years. UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco came to power following the Spanish Civil War and maintained a totalitarian regime in which thousands of people were killed by political repression. Eventually, Franco instituted reforms which softened his rule, though not by much, allowing Spain to begin to rejoin the international community. Shortly before his death in 1975, Franco restored Juan Carlos as the King of Spain, who then [[TheCincinnatus swept away the fascist government and successfully restored democratic rule.rule]].
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, whose atrocities as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation got him nicknamed [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents enemies arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, whose atrocities as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation got him nicknamed [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, whose atrocities as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the Nazi occupation of France got him nicknamed [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, whose atrocities as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the Nazi French occupation of France got him nicknamed [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, whose atrocities in France during the Nazi occupation in World War II got him nicknamed [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, whose atrocities as the head of the Gestapo in France Lyon during the Nazi occupation in World War II of France got him nicknamed [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon"]] for the horrible things he did to French resistance fighters and others as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the Nazi occupation of France.
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was infamous as whose atrocities in France during the Nazi occupation in World War II got him nicknamed [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon"]] for the horrible things he did to French resistance fighters and others as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the Nazi occupation of France.Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]Lyon"]] for the horrible things he did to French resistance fighters and others as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the Nazi occupation of France.
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a military dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his own overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer ruled Bolivia as a dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his own overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those who Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer of Bolivia, after overthrowing socialist president Juan Jose Torres in a coup d'etat, ruled the country as a dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his own overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer of Bolivia, after overthrowing socialist president Juan Jose Torres in a coup d'etat, ruled the country Bolivia as a dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his own overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer of Bolivia, after overthrowing socialist president Juan Jose Torres in a coup d'etat, ruled the country as a dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his own overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation.
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** General Hugo Banzer of Bolivia, after overthrowing socialist president Juan Jose Torres in a coup d'etat, ruled the country as a dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his own overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among those Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation.occupation and was infamous as [[TheButcher "The Butcher of Lyon."]]
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** General Hugo Banzer of Bolivia, after overthrowing socialist president Juan Jose Torres in a coup d'etat, ruled the country as a dictatorship from 1971-1978, a period known to Bolivians as the ''Banzerato'', before his own overthrow by General Juan Pereda. During the ''Banzerato'', Banzer had 3,000 political opponents arrested, 200 of them killed, and many more tortured. Among the people those Banzer integrated into his special services to assist with this repression in the later years was former Nazi Klaus Barbie, who was the head of the Gestapo in Lyon during the French occupation.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In Volume 4, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jacques]] and [[FourStarBadass Ironwood]] clash over Ironwood's authority. When Ironwood speaks of council authority, [[JerkassHasAPoint Jacques observes]] that what the general really means is ''his'' authority; Ironwood confirms his de facto control by warning Jacques that means staying on ''his'' good side. [[spoiler:In Volume 7, Pietro confirms to the heroes that Ironwood is [[SanitySlippage sliding into paranoia]] and the Council is too scared to oppose him. He is also exploiting a loophole by declaring anything he doesn't want voted on as classified by the military. When the BigBad threatens Atlas at the end of Volume 7, he declares martial law and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters cements]] the dictatorship in the Volume 8 premier by shooting an objecting councillor.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In Volume 4, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jacques]] and [[FourStarBadass Ironwood]] clash over Ironwood's authority. When Ironwood speaks of council authority, [[JerkassHasAPoint Jacques observes]] that what the general really means is ''his'' authority; Ironwood confirms his de facto control by warning Jacques that means staying on ''his'' good side. [[spoiler:In Volume 7, Pietro confirms to the heroes that Ironwood is [[SanitySlippage sliding into paranoia]] and the Council is too scared to oppose him. He is also exploiting a loophole by declaring anything he doesn't want voted on as classified by the military. When the BigBad threatens Atlas at the end of Volume 7, he declares martial law and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters cements]] the dictatorship in the Volume 8 premier by shooting an objecting councillor.councillor dead on the spot.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In Volume 4, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jacques]] and [[FourStarBadass Ironwood]] clash over Ironwood's authority. When Ironwood speaks of council authority, [[JerkassHasAPoint Jacques observes]] that what the general really means is ''his'' authority; Ironwood confirms his de facto control by warning Jacques that means staying on ''his'' good side. [[spoiler:In Volume 7, Pietro confirms to the heroes that Ironwood is [[SanitySlippage sliding into paranoia]] and the Council is too scared to oppose him. He is also exploiting a loophole by declaring anything he doesn't want voted on as classified by the military. When the BigBad threatens Atlas at the end of Volume 7, he declares martial law and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters cements]] the dictatorship in the Volume 8 premier by shooting dead an objecting councillor.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': In Volume 4, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jacques]] and [[FourStarBadass Ironwood]] clash over Ironwood's authority. When Ironwood speaks of council authority, [[JerkassHasAPoint Jacques observes]] that what the general really means is ''his'' authority; Ironwood confirms his de facto control by warning Jacques that means staying on ''his'' good side. [[spoiler:In Volume 7, Pietro confirms to the heroes that Ironwood is [[SanitySlippage sliding into paranoia]] and the Council is too scared to oppose him. He is also exploiting a loophole by declaring anything he doesn't want voted on as classified by the military. When the BigBad threatens Atlas at the end of Volume 7, he declares martial law and [[HeWhoFightsMonsters cements]] the dictatorship in the Volume 8 premier by shooting dead an objecting councillor.]]
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* Argentina's infamous UsefulNotes/NationalReorganizationProcess was a series of military juntas that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. During the period known as the "Dirty War", the Process engaged in state terrorism, killing or "disappearing" up to 9,000-30,000 Argentine people suspected of being communists, socialists, left-wing Peronists or Montoneros.
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* In the AlternateHistory setting of ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder'' and ''VideoGame/WolfensteinIITheNewColossus'', the world has been [[AlternateHistoryNaziVictory overrun and occupied by Nazism]]. In Europe, giant robots terrorise the population, and dissidents are sent to concentration camps to perform slave labour. In the United States, a puppet government run by [[TheKlan the Ku Klux Klan]] in service of the Third Reich locks minorities and troublemakers into ghettos, and plans to make it illegal (on penalty of death) to speak any language other than German. What little we hear about Asia and Africa paints a grim picture as well.
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* In the AlternateHistory setting of ''VideoGame/WolfensteinTheNewOrder'' and ''VideoGame/WolfensteinIITheNewColossus'', the world has been [[AlternateHistoryNaziVictory overrun the Nazis have won the Second World War and occupied by Nazism]].taken over much of the world]]. In Europe, giant robots terrorise the population, and dissidents are sent to concentration camps to perform slave labour. In the United States, a puppet government run by [[TheKlan the Ku Klux Klan]] in service of the Third Reich locks minorities and troublemakers into ghettos, and plans to make it illegal (on penalty of death) to speak any language other than German. What little we hear about Asia and Africa paints a grim picture as well.
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* '''Military dictatorship''': When the government is run by the head of the military or a group of top military officers. When it's the former, the leader either is or becomes TheGeneralissimo. The latter is better known as a military junta. These dictatorships have a tendency to view or at least present themselves as "saving" a country from being governed by corrupt or ineffective civilian politicians that will inevitably lead it to disaster. A military dictatorship will generally try to justify its existence by claiming to be saving a country from instability and/or "dangerous ideologies", and will frequently claim to be non-partisan. Expect them to keep the country in a permanent state of martial law. They will often come to power through a MilitaryCoup. As such, they are unstable, since a shift in the political winds can put a new military leader in power.
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* '''Military dictatorship''': When the government is run by the head of the military or a group of top military officers. When it's the former, the leader either is or becomes TheGeneralissimo. The latter is better known as a military junta. These dictatorships have a tendency to view or at least present themselves as "saving" a country from being governed by corrupt or ineffective civilian politicians that will inevitably lead it to disaster. A military dictatorship will generally try to justify its existence by claiming to be saving a country from instability and/or "dangerous ideologies", and will frequently claim to be non-partisan. Expect them to keep the country in a permanent state of martial law. They will often come to power through a MilitaryCoup. As such, they are unstable, since a shift in the political winds can put a new military leader in power.
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* '''Military dictatorship''': When the government is run by the head of the military or a group of top military officers. When it's the former, the leader either is or becomes TheGeneralissimo. These dictatorships have a tendency to view or at least present themselves as "saving" a country from being governed by corrupt or ineffective civilian politicians that will inevitably lead it to disaster. A military dictatorship will generally try to justify its existence by claiming to be saving a country from instability and/or "dangerous ideologies", and will frequently claim to be non-partisan. Expect them to keep the country in a permanent state of martial law. They will often come to power through a MilitaryCoup. As such, they are unstable, since a shift in the political winds can put a new military leader in power.
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* '''Military dictatorship''': When the government is run by the head of the military or a group of top military officers. When it's the former, the leader either is or becomes TheGeneralissimo. The latter is better known as a military junta. These dictatorships have a tendency to view or at least present themselves as "saving" a country from being governed by corrupt or ineffective civilian politicians that will inevitably lead it to disaster. A military dictatorship will generally try to justify its existence by claiming to be saving a country from instability and/or "dangerous ideologies", and will frequently claim to be non-partisan. Expect them to keep the country in a permanent state of martial law. They will often come to power through a MilitaryCoup. As such, they are unstable, since a shift in the political winds can put a new military leader in power.
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* During the Cold War, the United States helped overthrow a number of left-leaning governments in Latin America and installed dictatorships in an effort to curb the spread of communism.
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The term "dictatorship" didn't always have the pejorative connotations of illegitimate and excessive authority it does today. In the days of UsefulNotes/TheRomanRepublic, a dictator referred to a politician or magistrate who was temporarily entrusted with the full authority of the state [[EmergencyAuthority during a time of crisis]]. By law, a Roman dictator could only act within the mandate appointed to him, and he had to surrender his authority either once the crisis was resolved or once six months had passed; whichever came first. However, when the office was revived under Sulla and later UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar after falling out of use for over a century, the position of dictator became closer to how the term is seen today: dictators could [[PresidentForLife rule for much longer]], and [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem they had the power to unilaterally modify]] the Roman constitution and appoint people to high-ranking magistracies and the Senate.
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The term "dictatorship" didn't always have the pejorative connotations of illegitimate and excessive authority it does today. In the days of UsefulNotes/TheRomanRepublic, a dictator referred to a politician or magistrate who was temporarily entrusted with the full authority of the state [[EmergencyAuthority during a time of crisis]]. By law, a Roman dictator could only act within the mandate appointed to him, and he had to surrender his authority either once the crisis was resolved or once six months had passed; whichever came first. However, when the office was revived under Sulla and later UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar after falling out of use for over a century, the position of dictator became closer to how the term is seen today: dictators could [[PresidentForLife rule for much longer]], and [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem they had the power to unilaterally modify]] the Roman constitution and appoint people to high-ranking magistracies and the Senate.
Senate, one of the factors that led to the fall of the Republic and the rise of UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire.
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* In the ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}'' franchise, after the Superman of an alternate universe loses Lois and his city to a horrific scheme set up by the Joker, he kills the MonsterClown and resorts to increasingly harsher measures to prevent another tragedy from ever happening again. As the new High Councilor, he sets up the [[Characters/InjusticeOneEarthRegime One Earth Regime]], a planetwide dictatorship which includes members of the former Justice League who now support him, along with villains such as Bane, Sinestro, and Black Adam. Instead of following truth, justice, and the American Way, Regime Superman now believes in lies, injustice, and the authoritarian way, thinking that the [[BeingGoodSucks traditional model of superheroics]] [[GoodIsOldFashioned is outdated]]. Batman leads the [[LaResistance Insurgency]], made up of non-powered heroes and a few ex-villains who oppose Superman's increasingly dictatorial ways, but the tide is ultimately turned by a number of heroes from the Prime dimension and the ultimate arrival of Prime Superman who helps set things to rights.
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* In the ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}'' franchise, after the Superman of an alternate universe loses Lois and his city to a horrific scheme set up by the Joker, he kills the MonsterClown and resorts to increasingly harsher measures to prevent another tragedy from ever happening again. As the new High Councilor, he sets up the [[Characters/InjusticeOneEarthRegime One Earth Regime]], a planetwide dictatorship which includes members of the former Justice League who now support him, along with villains such as Bane, Sinestro, and Black Adam. Instead of following truth, justice, and the American Way, Regime Superman now believes in lies, injustice, and the authoritarian way, thinking that the [[BeingGoodSucks traditional model of superheroics]] [[GoodIsOldFashioned is outdated]]. Batman leads the [[LaResistance Insurgency]], made up of non-powered heroes and a few ex-villains who oppose Superman's increasingly dictatorial ways, but the tide is ultimately turned by a number of heroes from the Prime dimension universe and the ultimate arrival of Prime Superman who helps set things to rights.
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* In the ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}'' franchise, after the Superman of an alternate universe loses Lois and his city to a horrific scheme set up by the Joker, he kills the MonsterClown and resorts to increasingly harsher measures to prevent another tragedy from ever happening again. As the new High Councilor, he sets up the [[Characters/InjusticeOneEarthRegime One Earth Regime]], a planetwide dictatorship which includes members of the former Justice League who now support him, along with villains such as Bane, Sinestro, and Black Adam. Instead of following truth, justice, and the American Way, Regime Superman now believes in lies, injustice, and the authoritarian way, thinking that the [[BeingGoodSucks traditional model of superheroics]] [[GoodIsOldFashioned is outdated]]. Batman is the only hero who opposes Superman's increasingly dictatorial ways and only wins because he teleported an alternate Superman who didn't go rogue.
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* In the ''Franchise/{{Injustice}}'' franchise, after the Superman of an alternate universe loses Lois and his city to a horrific scheme set up by the Joker, he kills the MonsterClown and resorts to increasingly harsher measures to prevent another tragedy from ever happening again. As the new High Councilor, he sets up the [[Characters/InjusticeOneEarthRegime One Earth Regime]], a planetwide dictatorship which includes members of the former Justice League who now support him, along with villains such as Bane, Sinestro, and Black Adam. Instead of following truth, justice, and the American Way, Regime Superman now believes in lies, injustice, and the authoritarian way, thinking that the [[BeingGoodSucks traditional model of superheroics]] [[GoodIsOldFashioned is outdated]]. Batman is leads the only hero [[LaResistance Insurgency]], made up of non-powered heroes and a few ex-villains who opposes oppose Superman's increasingly dictatorial ways ways, but the tide is ultimately turned by a number of heroes from the Prime dimension and only wins because he teleported an alternate the ultimate arrival of Prime Superman who didn't go rogue.helps set things to rights.
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* UsefulNotes/FascistItaly can be considered the TropeMaker since it shares many of the same traits as Nazi Germany (one-party rule, persecution of certain groups, etc). Unlike Germany, Italy's government was still a monarchy led by Victor Emmanuel III though the real power was vested in the hands of the Fascists until 1943.
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* UsefulNotes/FascistItaly can be considered the TropeMaker since it shares many of the same traits as Nazi Germany (one-party rule, persecution of certain groups, etc). Unlike Germany, Italy's government was still a monarchy led by Victor Emmanuel III though the real power was vested in the hands of the UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini and his Fascists until 1943.
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* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirty years. Fransisco Franco came to power following the Spanish Civil War and maintained a totalitarian regime in which thousands of people were killed by political repression. Eventually, Franco instituted reforms which softened his rule, though not by much, allowing Spain to begin to rejoin the international community. Shortly before his death in 1975, Franco restored Juan Carlos as the King of Spain, who then swept away the fascist government and successfully restored democratic rule.
* During the Cold War, the United States overthrew a number of left-leaning governments in Latin America and installed dictatorships in an effort to curb the spread of communism. One of the most brutal was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over 30,000 people were tortured or executed during his 25-year rule.
* During the Cold War, the United States overthrew a number of left-leaning governments in Latin America and installed dictatorships in an effort to curb the spread of communism. One of the most brutal was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over 30,000 people were tortured or executed during his 25-year rule.
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* [[UsefulNotes/TheFrancoRegime Fascist Spain]] held the distinction of being the only fascist country in Western Europe to survive World War II, outliving both Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy by another thirty years. Fransisco Franco UsefulNotes/FranciscoFranco came to power following the Spanish Civil War and maintained a totalitarian regime in which thousands of people were killed by political repression. Eventually, Franco instituted reforms which softened his rule, though not by much, allowing Spain to begin to rejoin the international community. Shortly before his death in 1975, Franco restored Juan Carlos as the King of Spain, who then swept away the fascist government and successfully restored democratic rule.
* During the Cold War, the United Statesoverthrew helped overthrow a number of left-leaning governments in Latin America and installed dictatorships in an effort to curb the spread of communism. communism.
** One of the most brutal was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over 30,000 people were tortured or executed during his 25-yearrule.rule.
** Argentina's infamous UsefulNotes/NationalReorganizationProcess was a series of military juntas that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. During the period known as the "Dirty War", the Process engaged in state terrorism, killing or "disappearing" up to 9,000-30,000 Argentine people suspected of being communists, socialists, left-wing Peronists or Montoneros.
* During the Cold War, the United States
** One of the most brutal was UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet's junta in Chile. Over 30,000 people were tortured or executed during his 25-year
** Argentina's infamous UsefulNotes/NationalReorganizationProcess was a series of military juntas that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. During the period known as the "Dirty War", the Process engaged in state terrorism, killing or "disappearing" up to 9,000-30,000 Argentine people suspected of being communists, socialists, left-wing Peronists or Montoneros.
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* '''Personalist dictatorship''': In a personalist dictatorship, all power rests in the hands of a single individual. They often develop a cult of personality and create a glorious--and fictional-- narrative about their achievements. While a personalist dictator may derive power from an institution, said institution does not exercise power independently from the dictator. These leaders tend to assign positions based on loyalty rather than merit; as a result, {{nepotism}} is frequently rampant. Expect a personalist dictator to choose subordinates who would never have acquired a position of power without them, so them maintaining their status depends entirely on staying in the dictator's good graces. These dictators will often use divide-and-rule tactics to prevent members of their inner circle from coordinating against them. A personalist dictatorship will often be depicted as especially repressive, which has a good deal of basis in reality.
* '''Single-party dictatorship''': Regimes in which one political party is in control of the government. Under these dictatorships, the line between party and government is generally nonexistent. Other parties may be outright banned, or they may be restricted to a controlled and limited role in politics. Within the countries they govern, these parties are typically referred to as just "The Party". Dictatorships of this type will often be committed to a particular ideology, at least publicly; the most common ones are communism and fascism (or facsimiles thereof), but others are not unheard of.
* '''Single-party dictatorship''': Regimes in which one political party is in control of the government. Under these dictatorships, the line between party and government is generally nonexistent. Other parties may be outright banned, or they may be restricted to a controlled and limited role in politics. Within the countries they govern, these parties are typically referred to as just "The Party". Dictatorships of this type will often be committed to a particular ideology, at least publicly; the most common ones are communism and fascism (or facsimiles thereof), but others are not unheard of.
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* '''Personalist dictatorship''': In a personalist dictatorship, all power rests in the hands of a single individual. They often develop a cult {{cult of personality personality}} and create a glorious--and usually fictional-- narrative about their achievements. While a personalist dictator may derive power from an institution, said institution does not exercise power independently from the dictator. These leaders tend to assign positions based on loyalty rather than merit; as a result, {{nepotism}} is frequently rampant. Expect a personalist dictator to choose subordinates who would never have acquired a position of power without them, so them maintaining their status depends entirely on staying in the dictator's good graces. These dictators will often use divide-and-rule tactics to prevent members of their inner circle from coordinating against them. A personalist dictatorship will often be depicted as especially repressive, which has a good deal of basis in reality.
* '''Single-party dictatorship''': Regimes in which one political party is in control of the government. Under these dictatorships, the line between party and government is generally nonexistent. Other parties may be outright banned, or they may be restricted to a controlled and limited role in politics. Within the countries they govern, these parties are typically referred to as just "The Party". Dictatorships of this type will often be committed to a particular ideology, at least publicly; the most common ones are communism and fascism (or facsimiles thereof), butothers other ideologies (including [[CommieNazis combinations of communism and fascism]]) are not unheard of.
* '''Single-party dictatorship''': Regimes in which one political party is in control of the government. Under these dictatorships, the line between party and government is generally nonexistent. Other parties may be outright banned, or they may be restricted to a controlled and limited role in politics. Within the countries they govern, these parties are typically referred to as just "The Party". Dictatorships of this type will often be committed to a particular ideology, at least publicly; the most common ones are communism and fascism (or facsimiles thereof), but
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SuperTrope to BananaRepublic, CommieLand, IntellectuallySupportedTyranny, RegentForLife, and PoliceState. TheTheocracy will often be this. When the United States is portrayed like this, see OppressiveStatesOfAmerica. Should a dictatorship try to present itself as democratic, you may have a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny. DayOfTheJackboot is when people attempt to impose a dictatorship. If TheRepublic, Monarchy, or similiarly democratic nation is taken over by a despot, that's also TyrantTakesTheHelm and/or TheUsurper. Frequently overlaps with TheEmpire, though not all dictatorships are imperialistic. Very prone to being an outright CrapsackWorld or CrapsaccharineWorld, especially if The Dictatorship tries to present itself as a paradise. If the dictatorship is presented as a moral ''good'', you're dealing with a BenevolentDictator. See also {{Dystopia}}.
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SuperTrope to BananaRepublic, CommieLand, IntellectuallySupportedTyranny, RegentForLife, and PoliceState. TheTheocracy will often be this. When the United States is portrayed like this, see OppressiveStatesOfAmerica. Should a dictatorship try to present itself as democratic, you may have a PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny. DayOfTheJackboot is when people attempt to impose a dictatorship. If TheRepublic, Monarchy, or similiarly democratic nation is taken over by a despot, that's also TyrantTakesTheHelm and/or TheUsurper. Frequently overlaps with TheEmpire, though not all dictatorships are imperialistic. Very prone to being an outright CrapsackWorld or CrapsaccharineWorld, especially if The Dictatorship the dictatorship tries to present itself as a paradise. If the dictatorship is presented as a moral ''good'', you're dealing with a BenevolentDictator. See also {{Dystopia}}.
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* ComicBook/DoctorDoom rules the Balkan nation of Latveria as an absolute monarch, though he disdains any crown or title. He deposed the hereditary monarchs of that nation and transformed Latveria from a backward feudal monarchy into a thriving dictatorship that's the crown jewel of Europe. Among his people, especially the Romani, he's hailed as a redeemer, while the rest of the world regards him as a dangerous megalomaniac.
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* ComicBook/DoctorDoom rules the Balkan nation of Latveria as an absolute monarch, though he disdains any crown or title. He deposed the hereditary monarchs of that nation and transformed Latveria from a backward feudal monarchy into a thriving dictatorship that's the crown jewel of Europe. Among his people, especially the Latverian Romani, he's hailed as a redeemer, while the rest of the world regards him as a dangerous megalomaniac.
* In the dystopian setting of ''VideoGame/{{SIGNALIS}}'', the solar system is currently at civil war with two opposing factions, the Eusan Nation and the Eusan Empire. While the narration glorifies the Eusan Nation and isn't explicitly said to be a dystopian dictatorship, the callous way the Nation treats its [[ServantRace Replikas]] (sentient biomechanical servants designed to serve people such as the Eusan Nation) as well as the Nation's oppression of people deemed 'frivolous' by the state such as [[BlitheSpirit Ariane Yeong]]. We also see this in certain rooms such as the [[ColdBloodedTorture interrogation room]] on the S23 Sierpinski facility as well as numerous [[PropagandaMachine propaganda posters]] seen around the game seem to juxtapose this.
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* In the dystopian setting of ''VideoGame/{{SIGNALIS}}'', the solar system is currently at civil war with two opposing factions, the Eusan Nation and the Eusan Empire. While the narration glorifies the Eusan Nation and isn't explicitly said to be a dystopian dictatorship, the callous way the Nation treats its [[ServantRace Replikas]] (sentient biomechanical servants designed to serve people such as the Eusan Nation) as well as the Nation's oppression of people deemed 'frivolous' by the state such as [[BlitheSpirit Ariane Yeong]]. We also see this in certain rooms such as the [[ColdBloodedTorture interrogation room]] on the S23 Sierpinski facility as well as numerous [[PropagandaMachine propaganda posters]] seen around the game seem to juxtapose this.
