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Originally Posted by abaya
The only one of those that I could ever have seen working is the King of Thailand... not that he has any actual powers, but he definitely has the hearts and minds of his people after 60 years as king. He's bloody amazing, when you think of it. I think Thailand would be in a much better place if HE had the power, instead of the corrupt leaders who were "elected" into power, but unfortunately that will never happen, and he's probably not going to make it much longer. Every Thai household has a picture of the king... can you imagine doing that with your current country's leader?!
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Actually a king wouldn't have to be loved, hell he could be hated, but doing the right thing and doing the will of the people are not always the same.
Imagine if, as some wanted, George Washington was the first king of the US and he decided to abolish slavery, long before it became the will of a majority of the people?
That is both the benefit and disadvantage of such a system. The same type of decree could be used to ban a religion or confiscate land.