I understand that any dictatorship brackets individual freedom through the will of the dictator and not democratically. I am not saying that is not a real difference. However, the importance of what is dictated is immense. Franco for example, dictated that Spain defeat Marxism, whereas Stalin dictated that USSR adopt Marxism; Marxism is the force most opposed to individual freedom. Franco dictated the Spain form a friendship with the United States. Stalin started a cold war with the United States; the United States is a country build on the presumption of individual freedom. Franco ensured Spain transition to a democratic monarchy. Stalin ensured that the USSR remains an anti-Russian dictatorship of a succession of secret service men. As you can plainly see, it depends very much what a dictator dictates.
My father was born in August of 1928 in East Newark, New Jersey and has lived in America all his life so figure it out. For the last time bub, fuck dictators of any and all kinds and those would waste the time venerating them.