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People seem to want kings. I don't understand it, but it doesn't appear to be an aberration. Democracy seems to be the aberration. Sadly.

Some of you might remember a series on PBS in the late 80's called The Western Tradition.
In one episode the professor, Eugen Weber, said, paraphrasing here: 'Throughout history, whenever people claim to be fighting for their freedom, the first thing they do after attaining it is start looking for someone to tell them what to do.'

Or, from a less august but more familiar observer: "I've said it before and I'll say it again. Democracy simply doesn't work." Kent Brockman, Springfield News

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