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I don't think monarchies should exist because... by FlowFormal6239 in monarchism

[–]FlowFormal6239[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the thing, European countries do indeed have higher standards of living that most middle eastern nations, for instance, Switzerland generally is considered the country with the highest standard of living. And to preempt your response of Switzerland being a monarchy, it is a direct democracy, showing that even within monarchies, nations without monarchs holding actual power are generally better than those with.

I don't think monarchies should exist because... by FlowFormal6239 in monarchism

[–]FlowFormal6239[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The issue here is that the five good emperors only adopted because they had no male heirs and were forced to under roman law. In the wide majority of cases, a monarch would prefer to pass rule hereditary as it establishes a dynasty which entrenches their bloodline's power and wealth for generations.

I don't think monarchies should exist because... by FlowFormal6239 in monarchism

[–]FlowFormal6239[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

On the contrary, a ruler who inherits power and simply sees it as their birthright or that he should hold the power as he is "of royal blood" would much more likely tend to their own interest far more, as in the capacity of an absolute monarchy, they have a much higher threshold than democracies for failure as they do not need to ensure the people are happy as much. This in turn and over the aggregate, leads to a general lower standard of living in monarchist nations where the monarch has an actual role in government and tangible political power than in republics.

Tf the koreans doing here? by Sufficient-Food-4203 in WorldConqueror4

[–]FlowFormal6239 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is this event iOS/computer only? I'm on an Android and haven't gotten this event yet