yeah

The people know what they want

they do

they don't know how to get it

and never have

Yes, you should definitely follow the one person that shares no opinions with anyone else.

you share an opinion with nobody else

nobody is exactly the same politically

and pure democracy is probably the worst form of government

I know

Nah

because the will of the people can change on a whim

The people know what they want.

and people are generally stupid

again, they may know what they want but that doesn't mean they know how to get it

They should elect local representatives to represent them locally. Those local representatives should elect regional representatives. Those regional representatives should elect national representatives who make decisions for the whole nation.

Exactly.

The government can't be 100 million people yelling blindly.

but it can be 100 people yelling blindly

which makes the government no better

Yes, but that's much better than 100 million.

Yes it does

how?

What do you propose? A fucking dumbass king no one even likes?

No, a mix of a republican form of government along with a system in which someone who has been trained to rule from birth ceases the throne

government needs balance between the two

you cannot have pure absolutism or pure democracy

a true balance of powers is key

Nah

The people know what they want

I can't support this, and I don't think we'll find common ground to argue on

that's so stupid, what do you mean the people know what they want? Most of the time they don't have any idea of what they support and have no idea what they want. Of course there is no common ground when your entire argument is just "the people know what they want" which is just completely untrue.

I don't want to continue this debate

Yes

I didn't want to start it

A rich king who hasn't worked a day in his life definitely knows what would be the best for the people.

I know. I made a mistake in starting an argument like this lol

We don't have to continue this. I don't see it going anywhere.

These are normally fun. lol

ok

Democracy is retarded tho