We’ve largely forgotten that peaceful transfers of power have been comparatively rare in history. Normally historically the losing side of the equation gets purged. Whether violently, economically, politically, socially, or culturally. Sometimes all 5. As their continued existence can serve to rather fundamentally undermine the winning faction. In part by providing an alternative when they eventually fuck up. In short the lesson is. Purge your enemies and then set the new boundaries of what is considered acceptable politics for both political wings.
The purge following the power struggle is largely why current dominant political ideologies are all mostly derivatives of classical liberalism and the broader enlightenment. Both left and right. And previous dominant ideologies such as Monarchism are largely confined to history books and or fringe forums. Granted by Monarchism in this context I mean the old style version where the Monarch is actually free to rule and decide policy. Versus the modern one which is basically Parliamentary Democracy with extra steps and a Monarch that’s a figurehead.
Though the amusing thing is browsing X and other social media and seeing people on the right whine that Trump isn’t completely and unilaterally ruling domestically like a King or Authoritarian Strongman. While the left is treating him like the next coming of Hitler.
We’ve largely forgotten that peaceful transfers of power have been comparatively rare in history. Normally historically the losing side of the equation gets purged. Whether violently, economically, politically, socially, or culturally. Sometimes all 5. As their continued existence can serve to rather fundamentally undermine the winning faction. In part by providing an alternative when they eventually fuck up. In short the lesson is. Purge your enemies and then set the new boundaries of what is considered acceptable politics for both political wings.
The purge following the power struggle is largely why current dominant political ideologies are all mostly derivatives of classical liberalism and the broader enlightenment. Both left and right. And previous dominant ideologies such as Monarchism are largely confined to history books and or fringe forums. Granted by Monarchism in this context I mean the old style version where the Monarch is actually free to rule and decide policy. Versus the modern one which is basically Parliamentary Democracy with extra steps and a Monarch that’s a figurehead.
Though the amusing thing is browsing X and other social media and seeing people on the right whine that Trump isn’t completely and unilaterally ruling domestically like a King or Authoritarian Strongman. While the left is treating him like the next coming of Hitler.