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You invented a monarchy!

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Only if her children inherit the crown. Otherwise it’s more like a benevolent dictatorship.

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That’s a hereditary system. Historically monarchy were hereditary and life long, but succession can be by the will of the previous monarch, appointed, or even democratically elected.

Monarchy really only means that’s there’s one person at the top of a hierarchy. There can be few or many people below dealing with the actual work, and the responsibility of the system can be outlined by a constitution or absolute.

Most monarchies can behave as a dictatorship if the monarch acts as a dictator. Monarchy and Dictatorship are two terms for describing autocracies, and there’s a lot of overlap between the two, but neither require or disallow hereditary succession, although monarchies usually end up with it.

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By that definition isn’t a presidency a monarchy?

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Then what is the difference between a monarchy and a dictatorship?

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17 points

Would work until she died.

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Only 9-5 though.

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But it would be with service and devotion.

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Long live queen Dolly!

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All hail Comrade Dolly, and her glorious new regime!

I’m not a tankie, I’m a tittie.

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I’m down with this ideally.

It’s clear, there’s (at least) two titties!

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7 points

Don’t stop there. Dolly religion. Praise dolly.

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Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Pay your taxes or I’ll break your legs

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Please don’t take my home away Jolene

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Can we add a clause that Kid Rock may not receive any of the money?

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I, for one, welcome our new plaid overlords.

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I’m in

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