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Everything that works well is structured like a monarchy. Maybe the west shouldn't be trying so hard to export democracy?
by MrBuddyCasino 5y ago
Everything that works well is structured like a monarchy. Maybe the west shouldn't be trying so hard to export democracy?
- dotancohen 5y agoThe reasonable explanation for that is that in a monarchy, ostensibly all bodies are working towards common goal (as dictated at the top). Whereas in a democracy, in many cases there exist bodies with equal power yet conflicting interests. Monarchies seem to work well in cases where "the top" has interests that align with the interests of the subjects, and is well-informed. Jordan seems to be a great example. Yet history is full of examples of long-standing monarchy-type organizations where after only a short time of disconnect between the governing and the governed, the entire system fails. A Frenchman could probably provide good examples.
- goodpoint 5y agoThe biggest wars and massacres in human history always involved some monarchy/dictatorship.
- MrBuddyCasino 5y agoCommunism as the rule of "the proletariat" instead of a ruling nobility has created the worst horrors of the 20th century. You may think of monarchy and communism as the same thing "because they are dictatorships", because the frame of reference you are used to is contrasting everything to "democracy", but they really really are not.
- goodpoint 5y agofacepalm