What is "Unenlightened Despotism" as opposed to "Enlightened Despotism?"
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Just run of the mill despotism. The kind where you don't use your absolute power for good.
Pol Pot is unenlightened despotism
Frederick the Great is enlightened despotism
>>2987323
Despotism + virtue signaling
>>2987323
Unenlightened despotism would be the kind were the despot isn't governed by knowledge nor tries to improve the wellbeing of his citizens/ his state but acts on whims be they egotistic or altruistic.
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Enlightened despotism is a state with a large civil service led by an autokrat
Despotism is a group of people ruled by an all powerful ruler who is only kept in power by having enough supporters