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minus-squaretree_frog@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoOh so by monarchies you mean constitutional monarchies? Because the ones still in existence have only been around since the mid 1600s. And functionally they’re democracies anyway.
minus-squareblade_barrier@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 hours agoI mean like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, etc. By monarchies I mean all monarchies, but since you’re comparing the quality of life of today’s democracies it only makes sense to compare it to today’s monarchies.
Oh so by monarchies you mean constitutional monarchies? Because the ones still in existence have only been around since the mid 1600s.
And functionally they’re democracies anyway.
I mean like Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, etc. By monarchies I mean all monarchies, but since you’re comparing the quality of life of today’s democracies it only makes sense to compare it to today’s monarchies.