Freedom is messy, dictatorship may bring order ... but at what cost?
As usual, every one has a point, but as usual then countered by keeping on going too far down a dark path. The answer is an amalgamation, or convolution of methods with the right ones for the right time.
Its a balance to get things right, sometimes you stuff up. There is no shortage of examples in the gulf states that are at various stages of social evolution, in fact could extend that geographically.
The dictatorship question is an old one, yes they can be very efficient, but thy can also be extremely bad. Democracy and freedom can be just as bad if thrust upon a society to early, hell it barely functions in ones that are ready for it.