[MD] Distinguishing Levels

[craigerb at comcast.net]

Ian & Khaled,
Aristocracy: n. government by the best.  This is the system tried by England: a special hereditary class of leaders, educated at Eaton & Oxbridge, coming together at the court, etc.  Granted democracy has similar problems to aristocracy, e.g., choosing the right leaders, corruption & so on.  But the former has one advantage over the latter in respect to stability.  When something goes wrong in an aristocracy, it becomes an "us vs. them" class warfare.  But when something goes wrong in a democracy, the people (should) realize the solution is in their hands (if not, it's no longer a democracy.)
Craig