Non-partisan political question here.

This one is just for fun. If we took popular democracy where everyone gets a vote off the table, what do you think the best way to run a government would be?

Pure monocratic autocracy?
Oligarchy of nobility?
Oligarchy of money?
Military rule?
Limited democracy where only certain classes get a vote?

Would it be good to be one big, single nation?
An empire with numerous provinces?
A federation or confederation of semiautonomous states?
A return to city-states?

There have been so many different ways to run things over the years. It's just that right now we happen to be mostly democratic or semi-democratic republics.

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HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M

What does, "...everyone gets a vote off the table..." mean?

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

@HoraceGreenley In most modern democracies, every citizen regardless of race, religion, gender, or other conditions or associations gets a vote to participate in electing leadership. But if for some reason we were reforming our structure of governance where this broad application of suffrage was not going to be used, what kind of system would you replace it with?

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

I would see a voting qualification of some kind as an option. Either a period of national service to qualify. or Property ownership has been used. But something that says you have a stake in the nation