Comments by "LancesArmorStriking" (@LancesArmorStriking) on "Killing A Dictator | House M.D.." video.

Going against it. The parallels to Mugabe are on the nose, and we will see if freedom plays out in Zimbabwe, especially with Mnangagwa seizing power. But it is important to remember that some places cannot house democracy, for geographical regions. In Africa, tribal divisions and conflicts of interest make passing laws a nightmare, and landlocked or non-arable (farmland) countries have to prostitute their natural resources to survive. Look at Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya. How are they doing after their liberation?
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@StickNik "No one can know" But we can make an educated guess; it's not a complete mystery. If we assume the House M.D. world is based on ours, then at least a few dictators were probably toppled in that world, too, with results similar to ours: disorder, and a greater number, albeit less centralized and/or headline-worthy, deaths. If Chase wanted to change world events, he should have become a politician. Instead of a single figure we can all hate, a thousand African militants do the killing now. Same in the Middle East. Chase was naive here, misunderstanding that democracy doesn't happen despite the circumstances, but because of them. Isolated nations have an easier time developing in the absence of threats. Bonus points if the land is fertile and there is no infighting (which was present in the House universe's Africa). Sorry for the soapbox, but people sadly form their real opinions on the outcomes of TV shows, despite them being literal fantasy. You need to look at the real world to solve its problems— not a script.
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@DimitriosDenton In the universe you're suggesting, there would be thousands more deaths than the dictator could ever inflict. Do you know how many people would be killed at the whim of a doctor, or anesthesiologist, because the patient pissed them off, or because they have a grudge, or because the patient has no respect in society (socially conservative doctor treating a criminal/drug addict/illegal immigrant; liberal doctor treating high-ranking gun lobbyist, racist, wife beater, etc)? If you want to do body counts, you need to look at the bugger picture. The real bigger picture. Allowing an entire class of people upon whom the rest of society relies to play executioner would kill far, far more people in the long run than a genocidal dictator could. How many more patients come in per day to hospitals around the world? Imagine just 1% of them are killed. How many tens of thousands per year?
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@davidelsimple2519 The prospect of a far more deadly civil war. See Iraq-- Saddam tried to annex Kuwait on the basis that the Kingdom of Iraq was drawn with Kuwait included, and the US sent Iraq back to the Stone Ages as a result. Now look at the whole region- it's a destabilized mess, and more people will die there over time than would have died in a successful annexation. The goal of stopping Iraq wasn't humanitarian, but political. Same case here- Dibala's absence will likely create a power vacuum that will let more people die, just in a less spectacular fashion, like starvation or general war (which can't hold the attention of an Anglo for long, so they forget and stop caring quickly).
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