That stands for most rulers. Your description of the Queen could equally be applied to the President.
I would rather be ruled by a Monarch than a politician.
When you're ruled by a Monarch, you're ruled by somebody who was thoroughly prepared for this role since birth, in his upbringing and education. It's his duty. His main incentive is leaving the country in the good shape for his descendants, as well as for the entire nation.
When you're ruled by a president, you're ruled by someone who has decided that he WANTS to rule, so usually that's a person with some serious psychological condition. He's elected "by the people", so his competence doesn't really matter. What matters is either how he sells himself to the voters, or who counts the votes cast for him. His main incentive is making as much money as possible until his term ends. Shape of the country doesn't matter if you can spend your retirement in another country.
It sounds like we need some kind of hybrid system, but the inverse of those others you mentioned. Something where the leaders are not people who want to be leaders but those prepped for it from birth - but where there multiple options to choose from. They should be taken from all corners of high society, and forced through some kind of competition or a rigorous election - not a popularity vote by the masses - to determine who will be the ruler. And there needs to a way to retire them without violence and put a new one in place if we realize we made a mistake. (term limits for a start)
Obviously on top of limited government restricted by constitution and law and all that good stuff. I'm less interested in who is in charge than I am what powers they have.
The animal-logic part of my brain wonders why the hell anyone would expect a monarch to pay taxes in the first place.
That said that's also the part of your brain that should go "fuck no" to being ruled by some old broad in a metal hat.
Ruled by anyone really, but especially a frail old nobody you've never seen and knows nothing about you.
That stands for most rulers. Your description of the Queen could equally be applied to the President. I would rather be ruled by a Monarch than a politician.
When you're ruled by a Monarch, you're ruled by somebody who was thoroughly prepared for this role since birth, in his upbringing and education. It's his duty. His main incentive is leaving the country in the good shape for his descendants, as well as for the entire nation.
When you're ruled by a president, you're ruled by someone who has decided that he WANTS to rule, so usually that's a person with some serious psychological condition. He's elected "by the people", so his competence doesn't really matter. What matters is either how he sells himself to the voters, or who counts the votes cast for him. His main incentive is making as much money as possible until his term ends. Shape of the country doesn't matter if you can spend your retirement in another country.
...yeah, it's a no-brainer, really.
The main problem with monarchs is you get to generations with weak or sinful kings, and it's hard to get rid of them
I mean shit England got a queen for some reason
It sounds like we need some kind of hybrid system, but the inverse of those others you mentioned. Something where the leaders are not people who want to be leaders but those prepped for it from birth - but where there multiple options to choose from. They should be taken from all corners of high society, and forced through some kind of competition or a rigorous election - not a popularity vote by the masses - to determine who will be the ruler. And there needs to a way to retire them without violence and put a new one in place if we realize we made a mistake. (term limits for a start)
Obviously on top of limited government restricted by constitution and law and all that good stuff. I'm less interested in who is in charge than I am what powers they have.