This logic only checks out when you have a malevolent dictator in charge (which Assad was). A benevolent or neutral (in the sense that they’ll generally do their job as a ruler) dictator is better than absolute chaos, which is why people like Putin and Xi Jinping are loved by their peoples (as much as we don’t like to admit it, it’s true; they’re both popular in their respective countries). Democracy is nice to have, but people will take a dictator who’ll keep a roof over their heads over a weak or nonexistent government 10 times out of 10.
This logic only checks out when you have a malevolent dictator in charge (which Assad was). A benevolent or neutral (in the sense that they’ll generally do their job as a ruler) dictator is better than absolute chaos, which is why people like Putin and Xi Jinping are loved by their peoples (as much as we don’t like to admit it, it’s true; they’re both popular in their respective countries). Democracy is nice to have, but people will take a dictator who’ll keep a roof over their heads over a weak or nonexistent government 10 times out of 10.