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by deogeo 2674 days ago
> I think it just boils down to the fact that humans sort of instinctively (or maybe culturally?) like the idea of royalty.

Until they don't: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolution
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wsgeorge 2673 days ago
The history of France right after the revolution invalidates this. Napoleon happened. And there was a restoration of the monarchy for a while.
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baud147258 2672 days ago
And after the restoration of the monarchy, there was a short republic, then another autocrat, Napoleon III with the second empire.
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