According to christian beliefs, where's Gandhi now?

[Rhyfelwyr]

That's very deterministic of you....

Anyway, while nature does not care about our egalitarian views, it doesn't care about our titles either. If an Einstein is born in a democracy he can become the leader even if his parents are working class, in a monarchy, the village idiot will become the leader if his father is the king.

I used to be a Marxist and now a Calvinist, determinism is just how I roll.

But as for the monarchy/democracy thing, I'm not going to argue with you. The primary advantage of monarchies were not to ensure maximum efficiency through a meritocratic system, they simply offered a more stable form of government, at a time when the central power didn't really have any important roles beyond keeping order in his lands.

Of course, that is no longer a relevant issue nowadays, hence why democracy is better (although a constitutional monarch along with a parliamentary sovereignty does have a few plus points).

[The Stranger]

the argument has totally derailed. all the posters are banned for 10 years and receive 52 million warning points and this thread is locked into oblivion.

[HoreTore]

the argument has totally derailed. all the posters are banned for 10 years and receive 52 million warning points and this thread is locked into oblivion.

The threadstarter doesn't mind....

I used to be a Marxist and now a Calvinist, determinism is just how I roll.

But as for the monarchy/democracy thing, I'm not going to argue with you. The primary advantage of monarchies were not to ensure maximum efficiency through a meritocratic system, they simply offered a more stable form of government, at a time when the central power didn't really have any important roles beyond keeping order in his lands.

Meh. Monarchy is just an institutionalized form of the rule of the playground bully. It never served any higher purpose than to make the life of the king as comfortable as possible.

Of course, that is no longer a relevant issue nowadays, hence why democracy is better (although a constitutional monarch along with a parliamentary sovereignty does have a few plus points).

Really now? If it has "a few plus points", then constitutional monarchies must be doing better than republics like France, Germany, USA, Canada or Italy, right?

I honestly can't say that we do.

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Let's call this a good effort and end the meanderings. New discussion topic in mind, start a thread!