The "Index of the Dictator" is a monument to the futility of controlling the human spirit. It is a failure by design. It assumes that human thought is static, that culture is a pond rather than a river.
Political theorists have tried to index the "effectiveness" of dictators based on Niccolò Machiavelli’s principles. A high Machiavellian Index means the dictator successfully separates "appearing good" from "being good." Index Of The Dictator
Historically, the most famous "Index" associated with absolute control over information is the (List of Prohibited Books) of the Catholic Church. While the Church is not a dictatorship, critics have long analogized its doctrinal enforcement to a form of intellectual dictatorship. The "Index of the Dictator" is a monument