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Modern democracies are failing left and right. Banks own the people in places like Greece and it's democracy in name only. The ministers do exactly what bankers tell them to fuck the people. All these democracies will fail sooner or later for the simple reason the people we elect trade electoral popularity (low taxes and high spending) for future of country (debt). The attitude is they will be long gone when shit hits the fan.
I think monarchy has staying power - was proven so for 1000s of years. Whereby the sovereign has a vested interest in leaving his country better off because his heirs will inherit it.
We will see interesting history question since modern democracies are so new. I am a democrat in party and believer but not 100% sure it's best due to infancy historically speaking.
In the end might not matter at all because we are destroying planet and not listening to scientists so we might not even get to see full study on democracy. Oh wait...It's democracy that makes the death of expertise possible and may kill us all. I'm sure a king would listen to his scientists and not the rabble wanting 3 buck gas and 3 buck chickens.
Anyway point is democracy seems instant gratification for long term peril in my observation so far.
this is also a diary post.
and didn't answer my question. yes you mentioned monarchy, but did nothing to show it's a better alternative.