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Pembebel& #39;s argument for monarchy goes that a person who already has money and power is incorruptible because they can& #39;t be bribed. But whether the ruling monarch is good or not depends on luck. In a democracy, the people at least have a say
A monarchy is essentially a dictatorship, where a single person has unquestionable power. Even in cases where the monarch is nominally restricted by native custom, they remain above the law. If you don& #39;t like North Korea& #39;s way of govt, you probably won& #39;t like absolute monarchy
You might enjoy making jokes like "Mahafiraun" and "Madey Kutty" as much as I like joking about Najis and the hippo. But you think you could do that in an absolute monarchy? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29628191">https://www.bbc.com/news/worl...
Too much money and power tends to get to a person& #39;s head. Even if a modern monarch won& #39;t be as bad as in the old days, stealing your wife for his harem or executing you for looking at him the wrong way, they& #39;re still given to hedonism https://www.insider.com/sultan-of-brunei-hassanal-bolkiah-everything-we-know-2019-4">https://www.insider.com/sultan-of...
But maybe I& #39;m stretching it. Imagining a monarchy in the worst case scenario. Bad stuff happens in democracies too right? The difference is democracy gives you the option of booting out a bad ruler. Monarchy offers little room for dissent except rebellion
One might argue that kings are groomed for rule from childhood, making them "better" at their job than a politician who& #39;s only in power for limited time. And yet history is full of incompetent kings https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/9-of-the-worst-monarchs-in-history/">https://www.historyextra.com/period/me...
Even being a "good" or "strong" king doesn& #39;t necessarily mean being kind, nor would their reign be something you& #39;d want to live under. Some of the most effective rulers are remembered for their cruelty https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/ruthless-chinese-emperor-qin-shi-huang-how-he-unified-and-tyrannized-his-020762">https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-f...
I& #39;m no evangelist for democracy. I used to romanticise monarchy when I was a teenager. There has been decent criticism against democracy, like how each person getting an equal right to vote means even the uninformed penyokong Bumno are allowed to participate
