Dictatorship quote, "food for thought"

(original web post 11/19/12):  A Unit Owner wanted me to post this.

"I think the way that CPI operates needs to be looked at in the context of the definition of dictatorship;

'1. A government controlled by one person, or a small group of people. In this form of government the power rests entirely on the person or group of people, and can be obtained by force or by inheritance. The dictator(s) may also take away much of its peoples' freedom.
2. In contemporary usage, dictatorship refers to an autocratic form of absolute rule by leadership unrestricted by law,constitutions, or other social and political factors within the state.
 

In this sense, dictatorship (government without people's consent) is a contrast to democracy (government whose power comes from people) and totalitarianism (government controls every aspect of people's life) opposes pluralism (government allows multiple lifestyles and opinions).For some scholars, a dictatorship is a form of government that has the power to govern without consent of those being governed (similar to authoritarianism), while totalitarianism describes a state that regulates nearly every aspect of public and private behavior of the people. In other words, dictatorship concerns the source of the governing power and totalitarianism concerns the scope of the governing power.'"