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Stuart_Armstrong comments on Orwell and fictional evidence for dictatorship stability - Less Wrong Discussion

16 Post author: Stuart_Armstrong 24 May 2013 12:19PM

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Comment author: Stuart_Armstrong 27 May 2013 04:44:24PM 1 point [-]

What's the difference between a monarchy and a dictatorship?

Mainly that transitions of power are more likely to be stable in a monarchy. The king's more likely to be an idiot, but there's less probability of a fight for the throne. However, it looks like real monarchies were more appropriate for a specific era.