A satirical remark about democratic governments struggling to have leaders who were both charismatic and good at the jobQueen Victoria of Bavaria during her speech declaring war on Serbia, Russia, Spain, France, and the UK, launching the Second Septian War. Being a woman leading the Entente's enemy, a good chunk of the latter's propaganda was very sexist, saying she was an incompetent fool who slept with her generals and molested and shot POWs all the time.
"King Vikram was a wise, just, and noble man who promoted ideals of peace with bordering nations and justice for the impoverished, and always listened to what the people of his kingdom had to say and incorporated them into his own plans.
So naturally, his people loathed him for those reasons and got rid of the poor guy when they had the chance."
"Serious question- why would you take power, pressure, and responsibility away from someone trained since birth to lead and give it to random commoners? And I'm one of those random commoners these idiots think they're fighting for?" 1955