The thing to really emphasize about autocrats is not that they're just big ol' meanie heads, but that they and their teams are generally wildly incompetent at actually operating the systems they control.
These regimes attract the least competent people possible because those people know that so long as they're sufficiently loyal, they'll never be accountable for competence. It's a great opportunity for exactly the people you don't want making important decisions!
These regimes attract the least competent people possible because those people know that so long as they're sufficiently loyal, they'll never be accountable for competence. It's a great opportunity for exactly the people you don't want making important decisions!