Which of these dictators did more good than bad?

[Sonic]

We talked about the bad sides of dictators for quite a long time, but this poll is quite different. It asks which of the dictators, in your opinion, did more good than bad for their country in their rule.
Example: you could think that Mao is one if you think that unification of China was more important for the Chinese than all the bad he done, etc.

[Joseph]

None

[red_jon]

If I had to choose one it would be Castro, but then he almost caused a nuclear war (whether he did so inentionally or not).

Lenin just led to Stalin happening whih most certainly wasn't good.

[red_jon]

Umm, who voted for Hitler and Pinochet?

[Gangerolf]

Jozip Broz (Tito) perhaps?

[Sonic]

red_jon, I voted for Pinochet since I believe that he was a man who modernised Chile and because of him Chile is now quite rich compared to other South American countries. He built the free market economy and if not him Chile would be poor in my opinion. His kill list is also quite small if compared to most of other dictators, especially Hitler, Stalin and Mao (if percentally then also Pol Pot). In my opinion the nation as a whole gained more from him than lost, although it is obvious that those who lost their relatives due to his regime won't agree with me... But then again, they probably not realize that living in a shack in "poor districts" around city, as so many South Americans do, isn't the best thing either...

[Gangerolf]

Musharaf keeps the islamists away from power... that's good methinks

[Clear Skies]

I could only just bring myself to vote for Castro. Even then it was damn difficult. Dictators almost by definition do more harm than good.

[Odin]

Lenin: Improved the USSR, but Stalin f*cked it up.

Castro: Cuba has a relatively good education system compared to most other 3rd world countries.

Musharaff: What Gangerwolf said.

[Winston]

None of the above.

That answer should be obvious to anyone with even the slightest trace of a brain in their tiny little heads.

[Gangerolf]

None of the above.

That answer should be obvious to anyone with even the slightest trace of a brain in their tiny little heads.

because just being a dictator outweighs anything positive they may have done?

[Odin]

Fez is banned, so who voted for Franco?

[Provost Harrison]

I have nothing against Lenin, it is just the subsequent events that caused the mess. Tito seemed to be reasonable too by dictator standards...

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by Odin
Fez is banned, so who voted for Franco?

Really? how he get banned?

[Odin]

So what, Provost, Lenin didn't know Stalin would become such a b@st@rd.