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		lostlogin 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lording it, over: A new history of the modern Brit... > The generational succession is VASTLY more predictable than a random one Is it? Plenty of wars have been fought over succession. Imagine a system whereby you could pole everyone and get a dud leader removed, rather than keep them until they die. There have been a fair few elections with orderly transitions between governments.

hammock 6 months ago [–]

What counterexamples do we have of the random method, to compare? I can’t think of when it’s been tried by a consenting people

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