Comment by aurareturn

  Mad rulers are also quite normal for much of human history, the theory was that Democracy would relieve us of that particular problem.

This is one of the most insightful videos I've ever seen on society and governments. It describes Anacyclosis, where political systems evolve in a recurring sequence driven by corruption and decay.

Democracy will eventually decay. It's not permanent. You can see it now live where democracies elect more and more radical leaders.