tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post9149360609001139273..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Ask The Reader: Theocracy or Military Regime?Steve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-28060740498096595602009-06-26T20:10:42.427-04:002009-06-26T20:10:42.427-04:00Military regime. A military regime is concerned wi...Military regime. A military regime is concerned with dissent, but less with social repression. A military regime does not have additional goals beyond keeping itself in power and money. A military regime is less likely to burn people at the stake or conduct public executions. A military regime is more willing to bargain and less likely to stick to a strict ideological position. Consequently, they are also more open to bribery, black market operations, etc. A military regime is easier to overturn, on average. A military regime is more subject to change. And so on. So you've got places like Burma, but overall military regimes usually give you a better shot. Of course, I'm counting things like Hamas and North Korea as theocracies, so your definitions may vary.KathySnoreply@blogger.com