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We only got to "Democracy" by constantly the constant bloody deposition of kings and queens and their soldiers, allies and other forces, yes.
by calvinmorrison 3y ago
We only got to "Democracy" by constantly the constant bloody deposition of kings and queens and their soldiers, allies and other forces, yes.
- GuB-42 3y agoNot really, in fact, the French revolution and the "democracy" (included was a period called the "reign of terror") that followed was closely followed by a empire, and the French people were happy with that newfound stability. I think that what motivated the transition to democracy the prosperity made possible by the industrial revolution. No longer we need a population of dumb muscle since machines do better. Instead we need a healthy, well educated population, capable of innovation, so that we can build and operate better machines. And that's not the kind of population a coercitive regime creates.
- calvinmorrison 3y agomuch further back, like the magna carta is even more obvious this is indeed the case. It's two sides agreeing to certain privileges enjoyed by the other (or else...)