People have brought up problems with monarchies. I don’t deny any of them. But can we really say modern democracy is any better? Half the population believes whatever the media tells them, a media controlled by a malevolent oligarchy. The other half has no real ability to change things “within the system”. Modern democracy is a mass society of lemmings and consumers being directed by a tightly knit oligarchy that controls the dissemination of ideas and gibs. Not to mention, talk to the average normie on the street, spend five minutes or so doing so.
And then think for a moment that his or her vote is equal to yours.
Someone who thinks out of malice or stupidity Kyle Rittenhouse is guilty has just as much “say” as you or I do.
I’m sorry, but that’s a sick and indefensible system.
Ideally we could have an informed electorate of virtuous self sufficient people that all have triple digit IQs and aren’t distracted, bribed or mislead. But that’s not the case. At all.
Democracy works by manipulating public opinion towards certain outcomes, it’s just not as overt as a king saying “do this” and people obeying on command. With a king-all responsibility falls on him. In modern Democratic societies blame is always passed around, is it the people, the bureaucracy, certain interest groups? No one has to take the buck.
So bad policies are never acknowledged, and the system continues on because if you dupe enough of the people there are never any consequences.
And even after all that, people don’t actually get what they want anyway. They are given the illusion that their real feelings and interests will be represented, but they aren’t. No matter who they elect or if they refuse to vote.
A monarch takes all blame, all credit, and can act without public opinion(manipulated or otherwise), and has a vested interest in the prosperity of the state-welfare Queen shibiah doesn’t. Jack Rubinstein the banker who is a dual citizen has no interest in anything but robbing the treasury.
A monarch protects against this.