Your original comment reads like an absolute: > autocracies are inherently unstable Making that claim, and holding up democracies in contrast to that, implies

Your original comment reads like an absolute: > autocracies are inherently unstable Making that claim, and holding up democracies in contrast to that, implies that democracies are inherently stable in a way that autocracies are not. I don't think that's a reasonable claim to make. > Comparatively democracies are more peaceful than autocracies. > And autocracies for sure have committed far worse atrocities in total numbers. Completely agree here. I would certainly agree that autocracies tend to commit worse atrocities, but that isn't necessarily directly connected with the stability of the regime.