[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#13805) Suggested change of default ruler titles

["Brian Dunstan" <bdunstan149@xxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805 >

I don't know.  Technically, what distinguishes a
monarchy from a despotism is that the former is
heredetary, and the latter is not.  The problem is
that so many despots try and find ways to be monarchs
-- just look at how many modern middle eastern despots
try to find ways of giving the job to their progeny.

The real distinction, in my view, is that a monarch
got his power from his parents, whereas a despot
siezed it from someone else. 


--- Daniel Markstedt <himasaram@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> <URL:
> http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805
> >
> 
> On 2005-09-16, at 17.44, Brian Dunstan wrote:
> 
> >
> > <URL:
> http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805
> >
> >
> > Yes.  Also, Despotism goes by many names.  Some
> are
> > generic (tyrant, dictator, autocrat), but many are
> > specific to one time, place, or culture (czar,
> lord
> > protector, emir, sultan, duce, fuhrer, chairman,
> etc)
> >
> 
> I think what we want as the default despotism title,
> is something that 
> reflects a very early and primitive form of
> government. You start out 
> with despotism in 4000 BC, and as soon you discover
> monarchy or 
> republic, you change and never look back. Are there
> any reasons anyone 
> change back to despotism later in the game?
> 
> So what about "Chieftain" as despotism title?
> 
> Daniel
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



                
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