…How to Spot a Dictatorship

Coyote Blog, a great Libertarian blog, has posted a list of ways to spot a dictatorship:

You Know it’s a Dictatorship When:

1. Michael Moore portrays the country as a kite-flying paradise
2. Jimmy Carter sanctioned their last election
3. The UN certifies that there is no genocide
4. They sign friendship pacts with other dictatorships (also here and here and here too)
5. They are a member of the UN Human Rights commission (not 100% foolproof but getting closer every year)
6. They were once a French colony, and/or France is opposing sanctions against it (also here too)
7. Their people are impoverished and they lag the world in economic growth

Make sure and check out the entire post (which has links and references for each of the above items), and read the comments section, where Coyote Blog readers have added their own items to the list.

UPDATE: From the Comments section at Coyote Blog: You know it’s a dictatorship when…the rafts are all headed the other way. Heh.