Ankh-Morpork had dallied with many forms of government and had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote. The Patrician was the Man; he had the Vote.
Explanation: Under feudal systems, most established and best defined (though as with all things in academia, contested) in medieval Europe, power is held by a small group of unelected hereditary nobility who rule over lower-ranking vassals, some of whom, themselves, have vassals under them.
However, some feudal systems DID have elections! Some even for electing the monarch himself!
... wherein only the highest nobility would actually have a vote.
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mercano@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 77d
— Terry Pratchett, Mort
PugJesus@piefed.social · 12 pts · 77d
I was hoping someone would catch the reference :p
SirSamuel@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 76d
My mind instantly went there <3
thejoker954@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 77d
Always love seeing a Discworld quote in the wild. There's so many good ones.
GNU Terry Pratchett
PugJesus@piefed.social · 29 pts · 77d
Explanation: Under feudal systems, most established and best defined (though as with all things in academia, contested) in medieval Europe, power is held by a small group of unelected hereditary nobility who rule over lower-ranking vassals, some of whom, themselves, have vassals under them.
However, some feudal systems DID have elections! Some even for electing the monarch himself!
... wherein only the highest nobility would actually have a vote.
Selvari21106@mastodon.social · 5 pts · 77d
@PugJesus See: the "Holy" "Roman" "Empire"
negativenull@piefed.world · 5 pts · 77d
Gork@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 77d
I like doing North Korea mode in Crusader Kings. My thralls must vote for me because they are all behind bars.