(contents)
Chapter 4: War and Peace in The Middle
East (9)
095 Populism
brings up dictatorship (3/4)
It was not
necessarily true that all of ordinary citizens were looking at such dictators critically.
On the contrary, some of them welcomed their dictators with applause. The
people in the Arab world were disillusioned by corrupt monarchies and bored by
the warfare which took place one after another after the World War II. They
expected re-construction work by young military officers who tried to overthrow
an old system (Ancien Regime). Association of Free Officers were organized not
only in Egypt but also in Syria and Libya.
Poor but ambitious young guys who could not
participate in higher education acquired the latest knowledge and skills in
military academy. They also got the ability of leadership to attract
colleagues. Dictators also used to pay great attention to gain popularity of
the masses. It was not true that he was a dictator by birth. When he rose to
the top, he agitated the people and grabbed the power before the people awoke
what the real situation was.
The dictator
absolutely would not give up the power once he got it. His inner circle might
support the dictator and take the lion’s share behind him. They could enjoy
such privilege only during dictator’s tenure. However, they were not so courageous
to become dictators by themselves. They were acquainted with the fact that the
status of dictators was fragile. In any case they would hope the boss to keep his
position as long as possible.
(To be continued ----)
(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)
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