So you are a dictator now. What do you do?

[Xpwn3ntial]

Only volunteers in armed forces may vote or run for office in the Congressional government that operates beneath my authority.

Everything else will fall into line.

Partially retire.

Demand research to extend my life indefinitely.

 

[wildpeaks]

Demand immigrants pay me in dolls. Iplehouse [http://iplehouse.net/], Souldoll [http://www.souldoll.com/index.php], and Fairyland [http://dollfairyland.com/] preferred.

That's not the first type of dolls that sprang in my dirty mind when I read that post, however they are indeed quite great looking.

 

[2012 Wont Happen]

I would retain my power until we had a reasonable population and sufficient education, then relinquish my power to an elected government operating under a Socialist constitution.

 

[FredTheUndead]

How exactly can you be a dictator without any subject?

 

[Newbonomicon]

My nation will primarily be inspired by Oolong Island of the DCU. That's right, a country of mad scientists. It will be orderly, however, and strictly regimented. All scientific endeavors, even minor ones, will be submitted to me, and must be explicitly approved. If a proposal is rejected, its submitter will be carefully monitored to make sure they do not attempt to begin the project anyway. I will expect 100% urbanization, including hydroponic factories producing genetically-enhanced food. As soon as technologically possible, these factories will grow meat as well. Economically, it will run on a system of merit/credit, with no currency. My citizens' respective accomplishments will be weighed regularly, and from this they will be given various degrees of purchasing power. As this makes trade between my citizens and foreign markets impossible, I will personally manage all imports and exports. Military technology will not be utilized by my country, but will still be developed for selling on the international market, the proceeds from which will be used to negotiate the aforementioned trade agreements.

As for myself, I shall ensure my longevity and effectively become immortal by first connecting my brain directly to an extremely powerful computer at the exact geographic center of the island (purely for egotistical reasons), and later in life have the entire contents of my mind installed within it so that I may continue to rule my society long after the death of my physical body. I will of course keep back-ups of myself on numerous external drives, kept under tight security.

Eventually, when the rest of the world has fallen into ruin at the hands of its own people, I will have the entire land underneath my nation removed, so that it may be completely retrofitted into a spaceborne habitat that will leave this world behind, ensuring the future of the best and brightest of humanity, leaving the rest of the Earth's inhabitants behind to rot alongside their dying planet. I'm still thinking of a name.

 

[Nunny]

Build a country with the best possible standards in living, though despite this i will still be hated by the western world because i dont run a Democracy or dont support thier bad policy's.
Eventually will be assasinated and replaced with a currupt leader who will run things into the ground, but they will be a western countries *****.

 

[2xDouble]

Simple. Kill most of them, save a couple for labor and stock.

Get the F off my island! bwahahaha!

 

[Not-here-anymore]

Free Speech
Mostly free market, save for a couple of anti-monopoly regulations

A few other things primarily revolving around minimal governmental interference in day-to-day life, although there will be a strictly monitored education system and healthcare system. And no military. As an island nation, probably don't need one (provided a decent police force exists). That should cut a large chunk of expenditure out.

In the courts, I'd allow the jury to offer a verdict of 'The plaintiff's an idiot' for things like coffee burns, slipping on wet floors, and other health and safety related accidents easily avoidable by use of common sense

Anyone capable of working who goes 3 months without a job will be expected to join one of a number of state-sponsored initiatives such as road-building, farming, and other works essential to providing a stable infrastructure and national self-sufficiency (that's my main act of interference in the lives of my subjects, and I'm not entirely sure I like it. But gotta keep the unemployment figures down!)

Also, off the record, I would charge those I trust most to start and lead an underground rebellion of sorts, so that I have an excuse to maintain dictatorial powers as long as is necessary, whilst knowing that the resistance to my rule will cause no real harm.

 

[Sugna 501]

My answer would take too long,
for I plan for the day I buy myself a small, bankrupt european contry, and thus I have alot of plans, sceams and Ideas/policices.
This is 100% true.
Then I would buy out my poor neighbors.
and their neighbors
and so on
(In the orriginal Cobra Comander voice) Untill I rule the world! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[BioHazardMan]

Take anyone who is a part of a hate organization (KKK, etc.) line them up on their knees and bullet in the back of the brain.

 

[TheRundownRabbit]

Once we get a nice population.....cut off all means of "out of country transportation" and do the totalitarian dance!
JK

I'd build over 9,000 water-parks!
Giving the tax-payers free admission to each one!
Happy hour ends......NEVER!!!

 

[TWRule]

This sounds a lot more like I'm stranded on an uncharted island and have already lost my mind, declaring myself ruler of the land lol.

In all seriousness though, I'd probably start a giant propaganda campaign, transmitting to the rest of the world how miserably awful life is under my totalitarian rule, and pretending that I've committed every possible ethical violation (even though I've really done nothing at all yet). Then I'll write a huge detailed memoir about how I'm profoundly tortured inside and renounce all my past misdeeds before committing suicide.

But really, I'll have faked that suicide, flown off the island, gotten the best sex-change and cosmetic surgery money can buy with the national coffers, and begun my new life as a female Italian supermodel.

Just sayin'...

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

Before becoming a citizen of my kingdom, you must first prove you are not a total idiot.

RESPECT MUST BE SHOWN! Those who do not abide by this rule will be kicked in the nads.

You can believe whatever you want to believe, but forcibly attempting to convert someone will be punished by a swift kick to the nads. Extremists will be exiled. On rowboats.

Shadow of the collossus is now MANDATORY to be played at age 17-18 (by which time you should be old enough to fully appreciate it).

Serious criminals (rape, murder, etc) will be forced to wear tracking tag bracelets for the rest of their lives (if they are ever released following their sentence). On a second offense, they will be assigned to menial labor, and be marked forever. If they escape and commit a THRID serious offense, then they just don't !@#$ing get it, and will be shot down.

Those without Common Sense will be forced to take a Common Sense course in school. If you fail, you will be booted off the island.

My rule will be enforced by an army of robots. Dissenters will be kicked in the nads.

Would be assassins (should they not be killed by my private guard) will be kicked in the nads. Repeatedly. Until they die from it.

If it looks like a revolution will happen, I will begin utilizing the Evil overlord's handbook.

 

[Aris Khandr]

Demand immigrants pay me in dolls. Iplehouse [http://iplehouse.net/], Souldoll [http://www.souldoll.com/index.php], and Fairyland [http://dollfairyland.com/] preferred.

That's not the first type of dolls that sprang in my dirty mind when I read that post, however they are indeed quite great looking.

Naughty. I just want more pretty dolls, and I can't afford more than one a year or so.

 

[Ham_authority95]

I would only let musicians, film makers, video game designers, writers, and other people associated with entertainment live on the island. Then, I would open a million music studios, video game companies, book stores, theaters, etc. It will become the entertainment capital of the world.

I will call it Ham_Authority95 Land(it is required to write it with an underscore and a 95), because....why not?

Rule one will be: Anyone who says that the first thing they would do as a dictator is to kill people they don't like will be killed(excluding me, because dictators are required to be hypocritical dickheads).

 

[Gahars]

I set up the nation, stabilize it, lay down some ground rules, and act compassionately towards my citizens.

After a few years, I resign with a modest sum of riches and help to establish a new government, allowing democratic elections to commence.

I live comfortably for the rest of my days, and go down in history as a liberator and hero of the people, rather than a tyrant.

Besides, who would want to actually govern a place for their whole life anyway? Too much pressure and work with very little reward, often times.

 

[Blank Kold]

Retain a high inflow of genetically preferable children for several years. The younger the better. These children would be trained from an early age to be fitting to serve a country equivalent of a PMC. This country organization would involve itself were it saw fit, starting wars, ending them, whatever.

The resources would pay much of the start up, contracts would maintain the island and it's military. Past this, islands that would be favorable to agriculture would be stealthily seized.

Satellite shielding would be put in place on all islands. all areas of the Corporation would be militarized and would follow strict guidelines to maximize profit.

A nation of killers for hire. At least we'd be open about it.

 

[SirDoom]

Two words. Technical utopia.

I'd be a mostly benevolent autocrat. By that, I mean I wouldn't intentionally do harm to people. No death camps, no secret assassinations. Nope, you're safe here.

That being said, there will be no welfare or foodstamps, or government aid of any kind. The low tax rates are designed for providing the bare minimum- Clean water, electricity for the technology centers, and pay for the scientists. This means we simply won't be able to afford to help the poor. You can get free clean water from basically anywhere, but that's about it.

Private businesses are welcome, especially food related businesses. They'll provide non-science jobs and work for those who lack the mental abilities needed to join a science center, but who still want to remain on the island.

The top priority is the technology and the people working on it. They will not be hindered in their research. They will not pay heavy taxes. They will be given every incentive to stay, although will be allowed to leave at any time. The only true restriction is that when they develop a new revolutionary technology, I have first rights to buy it at the price the deem reasonable, should I wish to.

Then we play the waiting game, hoping we are able to develop a mech army before all the other countries.

 

[moose_man]

Go all Lelouch. Except with less death and more sex slaves.