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Nr.3: System comparison: Monarchy vs Electric Technocracy

Mike Miller
6 days ago
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Updated: 6 days ago

"The monarchy - a relic of past ruling logic in the shadow of Electronic Technocracy"

I. Conceptual foundation: What is a monarchy?

Monarchy (Greek monos = alone, archē = rule) refers to a form of government in which a single person - the monarch - acts as head of state. The office of monarch is usually hereditary and for life. Rule is not the result of democratic elections, but is based on dynastic legitimacy, i.e. membership of a noble or royal house.

There are basically three main forms of monarchical government:

Absolute monarchy: unrestricted power of the monarch without legal or parliamentary control.
Constitutional monarchy: power limited by a constitution; the monarch rules formally with parliament and government.
Parliamentary monarchy: the monarch has only a representative function, while the government is led by the democratically elected parliament.

II. Historical failures of the monarchy - internally and externally

The history of monarchical rule is a chronicle of arbitrary rule, wars, colonial exploitation and social inequality. For centuries, its power was not based on competence or consent, but on bloodlines, myths and military force.

A. Internal misconduct: Oppression and inequality

France under Louis XIV ("Sun King"):
- Centralization of power, elimination of parliaments.
- Court in Versailles while peasants starved.
- Persecution of Protestants, censorship, massive national debt.
Russia under the Romanovs:
- Tsarist repression, secret police (Ochrana), serfdom until 1861.
- Uprisings (e.g. 1905) bloodily suppressed.
- Unreformability led to the October Revolution of 1917.
Habsburg monarchy (Austria-Hungary):
- Multinational oppression, no political co-determination.
- Bureaucratic despotism and systemic conservatism hindered enlightenment and reform.
Prussia:
- Cadaver obedience, junkertum, militarism.
- Educational privileges for the nobility, social coldness towards the lower classes.

B. External misconduct: Expansionism and war

Colonial empires under monarchical leadership:
- Great Britain, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, France and others conducted brutal colonial policies under the royal flag.
- Belgium in the Congo: under King Leopold II, millions of people were murdered, mutilated or forced into forced labor.
- Spanish crown: In Latin America, destruction of indigenous civilizations by conquistadors in the name of the crown.

Wars due to dynastic interests:
- Thirty Years' War: millions killed by religious-monarchical power struggle.
- Napoleonic Wars: monarchist counter-coalitions against republican France.
- First World War: Triggered by the assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne - resulting in 17 million deaths.

III. Structural criticism: Why monarchy fails by design

Concentration of power without accountability: a single person decides - unchecked - the fate of millions.
Lack of meritocracy: rule not by competence but by birth.
Backward-looking legitimacy: appeal to "divine right", "tradition" or "bloodline" instead of scientific evidence or democratic legitimacy.
Structural inequality: nobility and court enjoy special rights, while the people are exploited - even in today's hereditary monarchies (e.g. royal tax privileges).

IV. Monarchy today - a rhetorical imitation of democracy

The so-called "modern monarchies" in Europe (including Great Britain, Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain) also present an image that contradicts democratic transparency:

Cost: royal houses gobble up millions in taxpayers' money for pomp, security and court maintenance.
Opaque wealth: Many royals own huge fortunes through colonial inheritances or aristocratic privileges - some of which are untaxed.
Power in crises: In constitutions, monarchs often remain as emergency actors - for example as commander-in-chief.

V. The contrast: electronic technocracy as a model for the future

In direct comparison, electronic technocracy is not just a system change, but a paradigm shift:

Criterion	Monarchy	Electric Technocracy
Legitimization	Birth	Demonstrable competence
Distribution of power	Centralized	Decentralized, algorithmically controlled
Transparency	Low	Totally digitally documented
Progress capability	Sluggish, stuck in tradition	Adaptive, data-based
Citizen participation	Marginal	Systemically integrated
Capacity for peace	Influenced by war	Conflict prevention through rationality

VI. Conclusion: The monarchy belongs in a museum

For thousands of years, the monarchy was a vehicle of rule - not justice. It always served to maintain the power of an elite, not the welfare of the population. It caused wars, delayed innovation, suppressed enlightenment and divided societies. Its current form as "cultural representation" is not an expression of living democracy, but nostalgic folklore.

In the age of digital possibilities, global challenges and plural societies, the monarchy cannot be reformed - it is obsolete.

VII. Invitation to a discourse

The 1400/98 World Succession Deed and the accompanying dissolution of the classic nation states (including extraterritorial areas such as the High Seas) open up a legal and political void, a "blank sheet of paper".

This is an opportunity to jointly develop a just, peaceful and future-oriented model of coexistence.