What would you rather have?

Question

What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a monarchy?

What about a democracy?

Which one is better and why?

Any serious opinions would be good.
THANK YOU!!

Answer 1

What kind of democracy? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_types_of_democracy
The term is overused and abused. Though I must assume you refer to a liberal democracy as it is the most common idea believed by those who call countries such as the us of a, a democracy.

The US is actually a Constitutional Republic, though it seems to have gotten closer to being a pure democracy or totalitarian democracy.

Also the definition of Monarchy is rather broad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy
However, it is still typical that the head of a Monarchy rules for life, which could lead to a dictatorship in theory.

I'd still say an anarchy is ideal, but only in theory since it would never work on any significant scale to be practical in reality.

“Democracy was Aristotle's name for corrupt rule by the majority, and it was to be feared as a dangerous kind of mob rule.
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The term democracy can be confusing because some nations that have kept the forms of monarchy and aristocracy, such as the United Kingdom and Japan, actually function as democracies. On the other hand, some nations calling themselves democracies or republics are not democratic at all.” - The World Book Encyclopedia, 2005



The following definitions come from The Soldiers Training Manual issued by the War Department, November 30, 1928:

"TM2000-25: 118-120 DEMOCRACY: A government of the masses. Authority derived through mass meeting or any other form of direct expression. Results in mobocracy. Attitude toward property is communistic- negating property rights. Attitude toward law is that the will of the majority shall regulate, whether it be based upon deliberation or governed by passion, prejudice, and impulse, without restraint or regard to consequences. Results in demagogism, license, agitation, discontent, anarchy.


TM 2000-25: 120-121 REPUBLIC: Authority is derived throughout the election by the people of public officials best fitted to represent them. Attitude toward property is respect for laws and individual rights, and a sensible economic procedure. Attitude toward law is the administration of justice in accord with fixed principles and established evidence, with a strict regard to consequences. A greater number of citizens and extent of territory may be brought within its compass. Avoids the dangerous extreme of either tyranny or mobocracy. Results in statesmanship, liberty, reason, justice, contentment, and progress."

Answer 2

If you have a bad king/queen you are in big trouble for a long time because you can't vote out a monarch. But if you had a good monarch, one who cared about his/her people and knew how to run a country that would be really good and you'd never have to worry about lobbyist or crooked politicans.

Democracy means voting and voting means choices meaning you can vote out someone you don't like and keep in (reelect)someone you do like. Like Bush has to leave in 2009 because the US is a democracy and it's time to vote for someone new.

Democracy however can be manipulated for evil as much as for good and that is a problem but I think the benefits outweigh the negatives which is why the US has been so successful as a country. It's people like Bush, who try to manipulate Democracy in the US, that we have to watch out for because they can singlehandedly destroy Democracy in the US.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

there are no advantages in a monarchy because the King is in charge. i think that democracy is the same thing as a monarchy. the only difference is the name. i prefer anarchy ..........yeah