Credit to The Iconoclast

Credit to Truediltom (now Neuroposter) Today, the rejection of democracy is seen as a heresy so much so that anyone who advocates for traditional forms of government will receive harsh social ostracism. However, the overton window aside, what are the engineering principles of democracy? Could it be that expanding the ruling class from a small elite to potentially anyone may have severe consequences? Well here is the Hoppean case for monarchism taking preference over democracy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some Sauce: https://mises.org/library/william-pitt-bank-england-and-1797-suspension-specie-payments-central-bank-war-finance https://books.google.com.au/books?id=5rgJI0ya0JcC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=bank+of+england+specie+payment+1694&source=bl&ots=CtHIemSVyI&sig=-EenrVbGWPeRwHTQ1knbnXDReoo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJ6_u5_-TVAhWCw7wKHYQvAWoQ6AEITzAF#v=onepage&q=bank%20of%20england%20specie%20payment%201694&f=false https://web.archive.org/web/20171114181002/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/economic_reports/1992.pdf https://books.google.com.au/books/about/British_Historical_Statistics.html?id=Oyg9AAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text https://books.google.com.au/books/about/State_Economy_and_Society_in_Western_Eur.html?id=Al4UAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y https://www.papermasters.com/divorce-rate.html https://www.dailysignal.com/2011/04/08/teen-moms-just-a-small-part-of-single-mothers/ https://www.dailysignal.com/2011/07/09/president-obama-admits-welfare-encourages-dependency/ https://riosmauricio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Hoppe_Democracy_The_God_That_Failed.pdf Intro Song: St Pepsi - Enjoy Yourself Transition Card Song: HOME - Decay