The only good thing that seems to come from long totalitarian power in governments seems to be architectural marvels. Democratic governments switch power too often to have these unified visions of grand scale achievements happen over time at the same frequency. Especially in transportation. People are not spending countless hours arguing about the budget on a city or state scale. These are all national undertakings. Just like USSR used to do. It's all about grand scale monumental shyt. A show of power.