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Thailand has something similarly interesting. They basically have three branches of the state which balance power: the Monarchy, the Government, and the Militar
by 55555 10y ago
Thailand has something similarly interesting. They basically have three branches of the state which balance power: the Monarchy, the Government, and the Military. When the government steps out of line, the Monarchy will approve of a coop by the Military. Laypeople, not knowing whether the coop will be good or bad, will look to the Monarchy to see whether it approves.
> A democratic arm that rules the country day-to-day, and a "benevolent dictatorship" that will overthrow the democratic arm if it violates the country's "fundamental principles"
Huh. It would be nice if we had that here in the US.
- adventured 10y ago> Huh. It would be nice if we had that here in the US. That would never function well in the US. It would result in a massive civil war. The general population has hundreds of millions of guns and is very far apart on ideology - that's a lethal combination if unleashed in terms of a violent internal conflict. US culture is also far more aggressive than Turkey's, and the behavior of the government in the US is far more militaristic and violent (and the same is true of the police forces in the US). Such an event would be more likely to permanently rupture the US.
- 55555 10y agoI think you're probably right. I wasn't seriously suggesting it. I simply meant to state my feeling that our "democratic arm" has been violating our country's "fundamental principles."