> If the people are upset about my rule, they can always be reminded to elect a new government (which will, of course, be powerless to do anything about me) Th

> If the people are upset about my rule, they can always be reminded to elect a new government (which will, of course, be powerless to do anything about me) This is paralleled/satirized in the British comedy "Yes, Minister", wherein an idealistic politician attempts to enact his campaign agenda alongside a cynical (and unelected) bureaucrat, who holds all the political capital, and tediously educates the new Minister on how power actually works in practice. It's also mirrored in the original concept of the "Deep State" (before the term was heavily co-opted by conspiracy theorists): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_state https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_state