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You invented a monarchy!
Only if her children inherit the crown. Otherwise it’s more like a benevolent dictatorship.
That’s a hereditary system. Historically monarchy were hereditary and life long, but succession can be by the will of the previous monarch, appointed, or even democratically elected.
Monarchy really only means that’s there’s one person at the top of a hierarchy. There can be few or many people below dealing with the actual work, and the responsibility of the system can be outlined by a constitution or absolute.
Most monarchies can behave as a dictatorship if the monarch acts as a dictator. Monarchy and Dictatorship are two terms for describing autocracies, and there’s a lot of overlap between the two, but neither require or disallow hereditary succession, although monarchies usually end up with it.
Then what is the difference between a monarchy and a dictatorship?
Well I was curious and did a little reading. It seems mostly in name. Though Monarchies tend to have a dive right component where Dictatorships seem to more often arise from a coup d’etat.
I live in a monarchy (Sweden) but the King does not control the country, and there’s no religious component to his position. I would not consider us a dictatorship.
Also as with most monarchs these days. They are no longer the seat of political power. I don’t think most people would consider Sweden to be ruled by a monarch.
Exactly as your other comment finds, monarchies can be dictatorships if the monarch really takes control. The typical method of control tends to be different though, with monarcies often using traditional power (such as heredity and religion) and dictatorships usually being the result of military force (coups and conquerings).
I think the more useable difference is that a monarchy is a system ruled by a single person, while a dictatorship is a single person ruling. It depends on whether we’re talking about an existing system of hierarchy or a person at the top; a leader vs, well, a dictator.
It’s not common, but I’d bet a dictatorship that lasts long enough will become a monarchy or institue some form of oligarchy, while a monarchy could become a dictatorship without changing much; maybe reverting with the dictators passing or simply collapsing.
By that definition isn’t a presidency a monarchy?
Depends on the rest of the systems surrounding the president. The US president, for example, has some power to do things unilaterally, but much of what a president does must be approved by other branches of the government to take effect. In that sense, the president isn’t the sole person at the top of the hierarchy, there’s a few bodies that that power is split between.
Would work until she died.
Only 9-5 though.
But it would be with service and devotion.
Long live queen Dolly!
All hail Comrade Dolly, and her glorious new regime!
I’m not a tankie, I’m a tittie.
I’m down with this ideally.
It’s clear, there’s (at least) two titties!
I’m down with this ideally.
Don’t you mean identittie?
Don’t stop there. Dolly religion. Praise dolly.
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Pay your taxes or I’ll break your legs
Please don’t take my home away Jolene
Can we add a clause that Kid Rock may not receive any of the money?
I’m in
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