The only problem with tyranny is finding the right person to be tyrant....

The only problem with choosing the tyrant is finding someone who will do the job, but didn't want it to start with!

Democracy is a lousy way to run a country, whether it's the Italian, UK, or US version. The people who stand are those who want the power because they think they know better than you do (who would you not choose, if you had a choice?). Hitler is an extreme example of the breed (he was elected, just!), but how many disagree with errrrrmmm... certain Western rulers they feel ignore their wishes? ;-)

A benign dictatorship is possible & has arguably occurred many times through history. The real difficulty, though, lies in the dictator's successor - how often have there been two succeding, successful, & popular, dictators?