Democratic Republics have even more power than Absolute Monarchies, just under a false narrative of vote.

The sole reason of Napoleon conquering whole Europe, it's because Monarchies never had conscription or control of the country economy. Just levies and taxes.

That event (Napoleonic wars) also lead every Monarchy and Republic (England/France/Dutch/Swedish...) to start their own "public" owned company (East India Company) as direct competition each other, and make the initial steps who lead to the Industrial Revolution.

@xianc78 @waltercool DEMONcracy is simply DICKtatorship with the illusion of choice.