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Problem is that modern society leads to the concentration of power, and democracy in particular I believe encourages these tendencies. But yes, devolving power as much as possible is about the only way to avoid tyranny.

Form of democracy you want can only exist in literal city-states. Also: "If we were electing actual democrats, Aristocrats, or Middle Men, we wouldn't have this problem." Finding such people is impossible, especially when you require them to run elections.

Another article to the theme: https://euroreactionary.wordpress.com/2021/05/02/immigration-how-democracy-leads-to-genocide/

True, but frankly I think that corporations have the same problem as the voters: they tend not to think beyond the next quartal. Or as we have a saying here in Croatia, "iza mene potop" (which is in fact a translation of the Louis XVI's Après moi, le déluge). Modern world has a very fast living...

I think this is one of the most dangerous myths on the American Right: that corporations are against socialism and governmental regulation, and thus an "ally". Neoconservatives and neoliberals are busy empowering the very people killing them. They are basically useful idiots, or in modern...

Actually, socialist power grab is an excellent thing for big corporations, as they can easily achieve dominance and turn government to their favour by supporting the politicians. It is medium and small businesses, which actually rely on market, that suffer.

There is a massive difference between traditional and absulte monarchy, though, as well as between any kind of monarchy and a one party system. In a traditional monarchy, you don't need much more than a monarch because most of the governance is carried out at local and regional level. As such...

True. But with democracy, you are basically assured of constant reign of badness. Variations are much lesser than in a monarchy, that is true, but downward trajectory is more-or-less constant.

Which is perfectly legitimate. But as I wrote: Fact that modern society has significant advantages over medieval one does not mean we should be blind to the fact that it has significant disadvantages as well. And BTW, you are not the only one who owes to modern technology - while I don't have...

Because I am somewhat of an amateur historian, and I have studied Byzantine Empire, medieval Hungary and ancient Rome rather extensively, and also examined somewhat less extensively Holy Roman Empire (I am in the process of looking for more literature on that topic, in fact), medieval England...

That is true. But that is actually in favour of monarchies offering more freedom: generally speaking, a society where government is able to better control resources will be better in mobilizing for a war. Of course, it is not a hard rule as there are many other factors beyond just government's...

Or if you have to have elections, use draw-of-the-straw. Literally.

In political relations within the society, things matter because people believe they matter. Feudalism was a system based on honour, and while this ideal was not always respected, promises and oaths were generally upheld because breaking them had massive negative consequences. Honour mattered -...