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Greek states were neither particularly stable nor particularly long-lived. Irrespective of its moral merits, the Greek system was outcompeted by monarchies and
by afthonos 1y ago
Greek states were neither particularly stable nor particularly long-lived. Irrespective of its moral merits, the Greek system was outcompeted by monarchies and eventually the Roman Republic. It’s hard to pinpoint the blame, exactly, but I’d be cautious, especially since modern democracies arguably came about due to the pressures of industrialization, and previous models developed in very different environments.
- potato3732842 1y agoModern democracies predate the industrial revolution, barely. The modern high touch highly administrative nation state rose out of industrialization.
- nowahlot 1y agoAmerican regimes last 4-8 years. We fixed the longevity problem by treating it like a spoon that isn’t there. America today is a Ship of Theseus. None of us lived the experiences that motivated Jefferson and the like. Random figure heads and their only “leadership” role is keep automation and logistics going by essentially making it the public’s work, could work. It satisfies the story mode types to have Dear Daddy stand on a podium and it everyone else who is indifferent and just wants to be a utilitarian cog until they die. No cheesy hustle to make line go up narrative. Rotate in some random schlub, but in a display of pretending it’s an election.