Libertarian professor[b] Hans-Hermann Hoppe[/b] argued, around the turn of the millennium, that monarchy is better than democracy, because the politicians who are elected do not have any kind of self-interest in the long-term future of the nation. But with a monarchy the nation is a family business and a King or Queen wants to leave it in good shape for the heirs.
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The problem with monarchies is that they are dependent upon the personality of the ruler that governs them. Take my country England for instance, we had a whole series of highs and lows caused mainly by the rulers we had, from amazing Kings like Edward I to terrible ones like King John who was so bad that no male child of the royal family, or at least those with a direct connection the throne are named John.
@impulsive agree. but that is the wild card in all forms of government. I think Hoppe makes a good argument. I also think the whole idea of kings having been trained since birth in the constitution and the "family business" is good. Unlike Hamilton, I think a hereditary monarchy is best.
@beckychandler Hmm I disagree with you there. The problem with that is the divine right of kings, monarchs who feel they are entitled to do whatever they want and are above everyone else. It was that mentality that led to the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I and later on the French revolution.
The problem with democracy is its inept, corrupt and relies far too much on the goodness of human nature in the same way that Communism relies on workers actually wanting to break the status quo rather than simply turn the wheel around.
I think a better example would be the Roman Empire. Look into its golden era shortly after the Flavian dynasty. Emperors like Trajan and onwards were made Emperor not because they were born into it but they were the right man for the job. When that precedent was broken by Marcus Aurellius who made his son Commodus Emperor, that sowed the seeds for the eventual downfall of the Empire as it returned back to its dark days of entitled and incompetent emperors and degenerate dynasties.
