Sure, you could argue that you risk getting a tyrant in autocratic systems. But is avoiding the risk of tyrants worth the risk of almost never getting a true leader that cares for their country?
To quote Mel Gibson's character from The Patriot "Why would I trade one tyrant 2000 miles away for 2000 tyrants one mile away?"
To quote Mel Gibson's character from The Patriot "Why would I trade one tyrant 2000 miles away for 2000 tyrants one mile away?"
Exactly, that's another good point. Let's say you live in a corrupt monarchy where the king keeps using the treasury as his personal debit card. After a certain point he's going to reach a limit where he simply has no more luxuries that he can buy, and things don't deteriorate further.
2000 tyrants are capable of far more evil and corruption than 1 tyrant ever would by himself while being much harder to deal with.
To quote Mel Gibson's character from The Patriot "Why would I trade one tyrant 2000 miles away for 2000 tyrants one mile away?"
Exactly, that's another good point. Let's say you live in a corrupt monarchy where the king keeps using the treasury as his personal debit card. After a certain point he's going to reach a limit where he simply has no more luxuries that he can buy, and things don't deteriorate further.
2000 tyrants are capable of far more evil and corruption than 1 tyrant ever would by himself while being much harder to deal with.