By definition, a dictator is against conservatism. Everyone needs the freedom to pursue their own self-interest. For self-interest for everyone is the optimum for society as a whole. Any dictatorship subtracts that self-interest from some subset and thus eventually for all.
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As I read the comments in this thread my mind is transported to Egypt and I try to fit the ongoing military ‘dictatorship’ into this discussion. I believe the only way you can break a hell bent totalitarian regime is with the military, as is now taking place in Egypt. If a dictator is bent on maintaining perpetual totalitarian rule and he retains the confidence of country's military, the people are screwed. Where we now go as a country rests in the hands of our military.
yes, but only until we create a robot army (and it’s not that far away)