Ok! our penchant for lists has gone too far.
I can live with lists of the 100 most powerful people in Hollywood, the 50 richest people in the U.S. and even, reluctantly, the 100 hottest "babes".
But I think things have gone beyond reason with Parade magazine's "The World's 10 Worst Dictators."
I can't help but wonder if Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea is upset that he has been demoted from last year's 6th place ranking to #10 this year. And what about Omar al-Bashire of the Sudan who leapfrogged from #7 last year to #1 this year. Is he out celebrating?
What about those who didn't make this year's list, will they be more dictatorial, more deadly in order to make next year's list.
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