I will give some reflections related to existing or established institutions and forms of goverment or political systems, and their possible alternatives, considering that I read and try to analyze historical events objectively, that I’m not involved in politics, and I’m not attached to any particular political ideology.
The following general remark or observation is worthy of notice: The preference given to a political system or philosophy changes with time. This time usually encompasses one century, or a century and a small additional number of decades.
About three centuries ago, during the first half of the eighteenth century, many thought that absolute monarchy was the best political system or form of government. A precedent and attempts to make societal and political changes were represented in the seventeenth century in the British islands by events such as the English Civil Wars, the reign of Oliver Cromwell, the English Revolution and the Glorious Revolution. But the opinions concerning monarchy and the existing political systems in Europe and the rest of the world did not change significantly. Then came in the eighteenth century the ideas of the philosophers of the age of Enlightment. The American Revolution of 1776 and the French Revolution of 1789 took place, followed by the Napoleonic rule and the Napoleonic wars, and opinions started to change.
At about the middle of the nineteenth century, many people as well as several philosophers or thinkers were of the opinion that constitutional monarchy was the best political system. Then new ideas and theories came to being, two world wars and the Russian revolution of 1917 took place. After the second world war, preference was given to political systems such as democracy and republicanism over monarchism, and many considered liberal democracy to be the best political system.
People should regularly seek to reassess and ameliorate societal interactions and norms, existing institutions, educational systems, and political systems, in order to ensure a better future and fair, more efficient and equitable institutions, and a flourishing, nondiscriminatory, inclusive society for everyone.
Another pertinent historical observation consists in the noticeable historical fact that throughout history, all essential great powers follow each other and pass through the same gradual stages of rise, growth and decline.
Yet another related observation is that geopolitical and economic alliances or groupings between nations and powers change or shift with the passage of years, decades, or centuries. Moreover, I mentioned in other posts that regularities, patterns and periodicities can be noticed in the evolution and progress of human history and historical events.
In light of the considerations, observations and analysis above, one ought to expect some changes and/or reforms to take place in the next decades.
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