“To an observer from the medieval or Renaissance world of monarchies and empires, the stability of democracies would seem utterly supernatural,” he wrote. “Imag

“To an observer from the medieval or Renaissance world of monarchies and empires, the stability of democracies would seem utterly supernatural,” he wrote. “Imagine telling Queen Elizabeth I – whom as we saw above suffered six rebellions just in her family’s two generations of rule up to that point – that Britain has been three hundred years without a non-colonial-related civil war. She would think either that you were putting her on, or that God Himself had sent a host of angels to personally maintain order.” Ergo why the elite love democracies - they hold the power and keys while the people think they're the ones in control. Privatize the gains, publicize the losses. Divide and conquer the people through the illusory red team versus blue team paradigm, all the while everyone is robbed blind with nary a hope for real change.