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> It turns out hereditary succession is not a good way to choose a competent political leader. I'm not sure republics have cracked that one either.
by overvale 11mo ago
> It turns out hereditary succession is not a good way to choose a competent political leader.
I'm not sure republics have cracked that one either.
- nntwozz 11mo agoLet's try technocracy!
- thaumasiotes 11mo agoI read that at some point the system in Turkey devolved to the point that succession was always determined by a civil war. This produced a very long string of extremely competent leaders, but the cost was too high.