The reason nepotism is so despised in the west is because we still remember how it worked the last time we tried it -- aristocracy is just the extreme version o

The reason nepotism is so despised in the west is because we still remember how it worked the last time we tried it -- aristocracy is just the extreme version of nepotism. There is nothing wrong in trying to provide for your child as well as you can, but (s)he shouldn't end in a leadership position just because of his pedigree. Nepotism is generally one of the opposites of meritocracy.