It's important to understand that political system is the result of the economy development. All countries in TES universe are feudal and there can't be any capitalism until great technological progress is made. As for communism, there has to be a major conflict between workers and bourgeois. None of these exist yet. But there is still tribal communism left in some underdeveloped regions of Tamriel, I think
@@conservativeanprim8903 no, the industrial preconditions don't exist to firmly organise workers into a proper communist society. Maybe a form of medieval a archive could function, think of like a totally autonomous village in the middle ages but also democratic.
I GM'd an Elder Scrolls tabletop game, set in Valenwood. A lot of people there were trying to revive the more egalitarian and democratic spirit of the older clan society against Thalmor oppression. The players are against the Thalmor, but yet to see if Tamriel gets democracy
I think the Empire could be called a proto-democratic monarchy since the Elder Council acts a lot like the Roman Senate, which wasn't truly like modern democratic systems since it favored the military elite and old noble families, it did lay the foundations of a lot of modern parliaments it also picks new emperors like the Roman Senate often did. The Elder Council also acts a lot like the Parliament of the Kingdom of England and the Sejm of Poland-Lithuania, with its fighting with the monarch for influence and power, and the parliament of England later become the modern parliament of the United Kingdom.
I could just imagine an American spaceship traveling to nirn and bursting out of it like "WE HEARD YOU HAVE OIL" with guns ablazing trying to get dwarven oil. And replacing all Imperial flags with American flags. This needs to be the plot of The elder scrolls V.
I once wrote a skit about a major news station in the US going to Skyrim to find out that there is no major democracy movement. They even petitioned president Elizabeth Warren to invade Skyrim. Sadly, I don't have the skit to show you guys. I may write a new one.
Good review My definition of democracy would be - government for and by the people; all the people I see no democracy in Tamriel; nor any possibility of it any time soon Personally I dont want Tamriel to become the kind of world in which there could be democracy no more than I want it to be the kind of world in which there could be guns I want the Elder Scrolls and Tamriel to remain a high fantasy medieval themed world
I guess there were isolated cases of varying degrees of popular participation in local government; but nobles and churchmen generally ruled the medieval world. Skyrim has some measure of vaguely democratic participation too, for example in the Moot. Popular participation in governance has been rare and restricted until modern times. At its beginning less than 10% of the US population was permitted to participate or vote.
@@juandiegogonzalez9510 They were run by the Mercantile nobility. Republics until the modern period were really oligarchies; ie the rich landed or mercantile families ran the show. That by the way is where Neoliberal Capitalism is headed today; a world controlled by transnational corporations and their owners. A transnational corporation is essentially a privately owned global empire and is not a democracy.
There are guar, alit, kagouti and cliff racers in Morrowind, and oblivion has clannfear. Those are probably the closest things to dinosaurs, as evolution isn't really a big thing in Nirn. The universe hasn't existed long enough for anything else than variations on existing creatures to evolve.
@@viveka2994 I said evolution isn't a big thing. Not that it doesn't exist. Life didn't start as bacteria and diversify from there. It started as elves, men, bears, horses, trees, etc. Life began at a point long after dinosaurs.
@@martijnbakker1277 we don't know how life started on tamriel, we only have what other characters in the universe have wrote. And just like real history often times those accounts are completely wrong or made up. I wouldn't brush off a lack of widespread evolution so confidently..
the empire is partially based on roman empire and paradoxically they (One of the biggest empires in the history) where who most advances did in self-determination and rights. They weren't a parlamentary monarchy but there where so close, so I think The empire of tamriel could be something like that and maybe, with a few thousands or years, became democratic. And talking about elves... U know, Stalin, Hitler etc where in politic partyes but when those partyes came to power they just pushed down other partyes with diferent opinions and started a dictatorship, so I think Thalmor could be just like a Nazi/communist party which know is the only party in Aldmeri. Srry for my terrible english
I believe the Magna Carta is a foundation for this sort of rule. Primarily because of an establishment of a council (Elder Council) yet the continuation of feudal society. That’s just my interpretation without going into massive depth.
The empire has a strong chance of gaining democracy, it already has the functions in place for one. The council would be more like our forms of Congress and the emperor would be like our version of a president.
If to speak about this topic from historical materialism standpoint, there can be no democracy in a feudal society. Basically, means of production are not developed enough for serfs to become independent from their lords. Much of the feudal labor is concentrated in agriculture and such society simply won't survive without most of its population concentrated in the fields. Thus, serfs can only get a profession from their parents AT MOST. Other than that, they don't have time and education to participate in politics. That's why aristocrats (who don't work that much) are in charge of feudal systems.
@@pcpolice2518 I mean in essence yes. Again though you either delegate to a representative to act on your behalf, or you directly wield the democracy yourself.
Since the developers made Empire roman-like I really hope it goes crashing down as the last Emperor gets assassinated. I really wish to see the Republic of Cyrodiil (Senātus Populusque Cyrodīlico) emerging, that would be powered by the people’s fury rather than any lazy Emperor. I can guarantee you, Republic would had fought to the end rather than humble themselves. The white gold concordat was basically an upjump self humiliation. Men won’t live without Lorkhan, period.
If they made the empire that Roman like....then harsh times are ahead it's called the dark ages for a reason...could be interesting, a barren post apocaliptic world trying to rebuild itself, warlords, feudalism...
I think everyone in the empire knows the white gold concordat is a temporary thing, maybe the thalmor think otherwise but I never believed the empire was going to sit and let the thalmor tell them who they can and can't worship. This is why Ulfric's "stormcloak rebellion" is so stupid. Literally killing each other and dooming the human war effort because Nords can't worship talos in private for a few years...
Well, there are indications to think that the quest to assassinate the emperor of Tamriel in Skyrim could be related to the council of elders. Add to that that the medes were illegitimately imposed and there is not even a septim left, the possibility of them adopting a Roman senate-like if they are really involved in the assassination is not out of the realm of possibilities.
High Rock’s always been the closest to me, and it’s always seemed more a United Dutchy. Even if it broke free and created more of a centralized hub, I wouldn’t see this changing.
idk High Rock to me seems like the least likely to ever be a democracy. Correct me if i'm wrong but royal families and kings and queens rule absolute in High Rock. It's based upon medieval england where everyone served the kings court. Idk I haven't spent much time learning about High Rock politics so I could be wrong but from first glance it doesn't seem very democratic at all.
@@pcpolice2518 You’re right and wrong. It’s basically a bunch of independent kings and queens ruling over their territory, with an emphasis on them working all as a single nation. Imagine the US government but with royalty instead of state heads and only having a house for those in that royalty to get out any disputes or changes. Again, the example of a more “United Duchy” fits them best. And that isn’t something that I could ever see becoming more democratic.
It’s pretty much like the Orc Strongholds. Dude strong enough to kill the chief becomes the new chief. We saw that in the Thirsk Mead Hall quest if you side with the Rieklings.
TLDR: If the people didn't pick the leader, its not a democracy. Ruling councils are aristocracies. Kingdoms are feudalism. Empires are... imperial feudalism. It doesn't matter if at upper levels there is voting between government officials. If not everyone gets a vote, then it isn't proper democracy. No one in the history of Tamriel (as far as I now at the moment) held a single election anywhere in which the PEOPLE who live in the area got to vote on anyone in charge. A democracy necessitates that at some level (shady election rigging or bribes aside) requires that the population has some direct input in who runs the country through voting or some other system. Elder councils/ruling councils are not democracies no matter how you slice them. The people chosen were not publicly chosen by popular vote. If the people are not doing the choosing, then its not a democracy. The word democracy itself (demo-cracy) basically translates from greek as rule of the people (demo, like demography). Ruling councils are groups of aristocrats who are lead by an aristocrat and basically choose people to join that they like (other aristocrats). If it was a democracy they would be able to cast a vote each, but ultimately popular opinion has to do the choosing (i.e. everyone voted on who gets picked).
Ben je toevallig Nederlands? De manier waarop je de K's en C's uitspreekt klinkt echt plat Brabants. Plus, dat plaatje van Rutte in de 2e Kamer! Kan bijna niet anders.
My definition of democracy [which is admittedly rather hard and specific]; everyone is directly involved in the decision-making process, with a majority rule, for better or for worse.(Which also means that, under this definition, there is no such thing as a democratic government, but oh well, that's just how I define it.) Under my definition, then true democracy would be impossible to maintain over massive populations across vast distances, especially without anything like the internet, or some other form of near-instantaneous, long-distance communication. Time to apply to the Elder Scrolls systems. Yeah, under my definition, the Empire never really stood a chance. Between having an emperor, and a council of any sort, it was a predicted failure in democracy. Same with the Aldmeri Dominion. Skyrim was eliminated from the get-go. the Skaals are also eliminated despite being the most likely to have a democracy due to the small, highly concentrated population they have, as they have a chief after a fashion and two other leaders; a hunting leader and a shaman. High Rock and Hammerfell also stood no chance. Morrowind was the same situation. Black Marsh, as a collective, can't have a democracy, or at least it wouldn't end well, as communication through the quagmires and the swamps of Black Marsh would be far too slow and dangerous for an effective democracy. Therefore, only the small, individual tribes have any potential to be democracies. Again, my definition is rather rigid and necessitates only small , densely packed communities, or large communities with exceptionally fast and reliable communication networks.
Your definition of democracy actually has a special name: 'direct democracy'. The greeks of Athens has a direct democracy, for example. The other democracy, the one almost all countries use, is 'indirect democracy'.
It's not possible for an empire. Communication between the continent needed for a democracy won't work. The only situation it could work is within a small community setting, but I doubt even a province could handle a democracy....or would want it. If a democracy were to work, they would need to rely on a form of magical communication and the community would need to be accepting of magic, which leaves Altmer, Dunmer, and Bretons as the most likely candidates. Except Altmer value blood supremecy, and Dunmer are a race of cutthroats who spit on equality and value personal power. As far as I can tell, Bretons are the only ones who stand a chance at forming one.
From my personal idea of a democracy, than yes, the Empire and Morrowind are both democracies, the Dominion is probably a One-Party State (Like the USSR or a certain German state from the 40s), it may or may not have a King or Queen. Argonia is elitist in nature, so that's a no, and Hammerfell and Skyrim are both Feudal in nature, so probably no. Who knows how it's ran on Akavir or other continents though, maybe somewhere on Akavir there's a democracy in your vision.
Not affected by other cultures, for example argonians that lived under imperial rule were not pure. Those that lived in the swamps away from the empire were pure *According to an-xileel At least that is what we can make up from the infernal city novel
Well Democracy was only created by Athens and then improved upon by America by taking Roman republican systems and mashing it together with Athenian democracy.
@@conservativeanprim8903 yeah lol, it's not as bad as Athenian democracy, as all people can vote, mostly, while in Athens only men could, and they had to own slaves I believe, and servants couldn't vote.
Hope you liked the video, let me know your conclusions!
Democracy in the First or Second Era my friend?
If they discover OIL on Tamriel... yeah, they're gonna get some democracy.
Plenty of Dwemer oil lying about.
Oh shit, I can hear the turbines already.
Look no further than hammerfell, oh and btw i think i saw some nuclear armaments there too if you know what i mean 😉
@@chiefsean16 USA: did somebody say oil
@@emilianoborro5oh no it's a weapon of mass destruction, bring the abrams and a10s as soon as possible!
*There is oil on Tamriel*
USA: WE WILL BRING FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY TO THE TAMRIEL!
And democracy
Technically there is.... The Dwemer had oil.
America: ! Get'em!
@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim why did you say that. Now the americans are going to invade in tes 6
@@ImperialKnowledge Because it would be amusing to see the Americans try.
Tamriel: finds oil
America: time to lay the freedom and democracy on these guys
America: SHUT UP OR I'LL GO FORTUNATE SON ON YOU!
It would be cool to do a video on Tamriel economy: which one is more close to capitalism, protectionism, feudalism and so on.
Does communism exist in Tamriel?
@@conservativeanprim8903 Thank the gods, no.
It's important to understand that political system is the result of the economy development.
All countries in TES universe are feudal and there can't be any capitalism until great technological progress is made.
As for communism, there has to be a major conflict between workers and bourgeois. None of these exist yet. But there is still tribal communism left in some underdeveloped regions of Tamriel, I think
@@conservativeanprim8903 no, the industrial preconditions don't exist to firmly organise workers into a proper communist society. Maybe a form of medieval a archive could function, think of like a totally autonomous village in the middle ages but also democratic.
It's in the semi feudal semi capitalist state. Like Europe in 1600s or so maybe further back
I GM'd an Elder Scrolls tabletop game, set in Valenwood. A lot of people there were trying to revive the more egalitarian and democratic spirit of the older clan society against Thalmor oppression. The players are against the Thalmor, but yet to see if Tamriel gets democracy
On the subject of TES games, me, my friend, Imperial Knowledge, and a guy called The Vexing Hiraeth made a TES Themed GMod RISK board.
I think the Empire could be called a proto-democratic monarchy since the Elder Council acts a lot like the Roman Senate, which wasn't truly like modern democratic systems since it favored the military elite and old noble families, it did lay the foundations of a lot of modern parliaments it also picks new emperors like the Roman Senate often did. The Elder Council also acts a lot like the Parliament of the Kingdom of England and the Sejm of Poland-Lithuania, with its fighting with the monarch for influence and power, and the parliament of England later become the modern parliament of the United Kingdom.
It kind of is but is more of an Monarchical Oligarchy
No, because Rome didn't always have Emperor's related to each other.
So the Dwemer had oil, and now they are gone. Sounds like democracy found them.
XD
I could just imagine an American spaceship traveling to nirn and bursting out of it like
"WE HEARD YOU HAVE OIL" with guns ablazing trying to get dwarven oil.
And replacing all Imperial flags with American flags. This needs to be the plot of The elder scrolls V.
Elder Scrolls V is Skyrim. VI is the one that's on the way.
Please dear God let that NOT be the plot for the elder scrolls 6
they'd also enslave the Redguards too, this is America remember!
> Is it possible?
Do we know if Tamriel has oil or not?
If you don't come to democracy. Democracy will come to you!
Most of them are just Imperial authorities or Oligarchs this includes the Empire, an Independent skyrim, Hammerfell and the Aldmeri Dominion
I once wrote a skit about a major news station in the US going to Skyrim to find out that there is no major democracy movement. They even petitioned president Elizabeth Warren to invade Skyrim. Sadly, I don't have the skit to show you guys. I may write a new one.
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Its yours lol
I know haha
Hey Ares, is there a place I can get that map?
Doc Possum well there isn't really a place but if you dm me I can send it to you if you want. You can find my info on my "about" page
Good review
My definition of democracy would be - government for and by the people; all the people
I see no democracy in Tamriel; nor any possibility of it any time soon
Personally I dont want Tamriel to become the kind of world in which there could be democracy
no more than I want it to be the kind of world in which there could be guns
I want the Elder Scrolls and Tamriel to remain a high fantasy medieval themed world
Athis there were democracies in Middle Ages tho.
Such as...?
Athis the Swiss confederacy. Kingdom of Poland. Boyar Republic of Novgorod.
I guess there were isolated cases of varying degrees of popular participation in local government; but nobles and churchmen generally ruled the medieval world.
Skyrim has some measure of vaguely democratic participation too, for example in the Moot.
Popular participation in governance has been rare and restricted until modern times. At its beginning less than 10% of the US population was permitted to participate or vote.
@@juandiegogonzalez9510 They were run by the Mercantile nobility. Republics until the modern period were really oligarchies; ie the rich landed or mercantile families ran the show.
That by the way is where Neoliberal Capitalism is headed today; a world controlled by transnational corporations and their owners. A transnational corporation is essentially a privately owned global empire and is not a democracy.
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Do a video on if there were dinosaurs on Tamriel.
There are guar, alit, kagouti and cliff racers in Morrowind, and oblivion has clannfear. Those are probably the closest things to dinosaurs, as evolution isn't really a big thing in Nirn. The universe hasn't existed long enough for anything else than variations on existing creatures to evolve.
@@martijnbakker1277 wrong, because evolution is a thing in es, as is proven as nords being from Atmorans and the Altmer in morrowind becoming Chimer.
@@viveka2994 I said evolution isn't a big thing. Not that it doesn't exist.
Life didn't start as bacteria and diversify from there. It started as elves, men, bears, horses, trees, etc. Life began at a point long after dinosaurs.
@@martijnbakker1277 true
@@martijnbakker1277 we don't know how life started on tamriel, we only have what other characters in the universe have wrote. And just like real history often times those accounts are completely wrong or made up. I wouldn't brush off a lack of widespread evolution so confidently..
*insert liberty prime quotes*
USA in Elder Scrolls let's do this BOI
I can't be the only one who responds to "HELLO UA-cam!"
This is my favourite video of yours, I watched it again : )
the empire is partially based on roman empire and paradoxically they (One of the biggest empires in the history) where who most advances did in self-determination and rights. They weren't a parlamentary monarchy but there where so close, so I think The empire of tamriel could be something like that and maybe, with a few thousands or years, became democratic.
And talking about elves... U know, Stalin, Hitler etc where in politic partyes but when those partyes came to power they just pushed down other partyes with diferent opinions and started a dictatorship, so I think Thalmor could be just like a Nazi/communist party which know is the only party in Aldmeri.
Srry for my terrible english
"thamlor could be like a nazi/communist party"
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nazi communist?? lmao two completely diff forms of government but ok
I believe the Magna Carta is a foundation for this sort of rule. Primarily because of an establishment of a council (Elder Council) yet the continuation of feudal society. That’s just my interpretation without going into massive depth.
This guy is the best tamriel scholar out there.
The empire has a strong chance of gaining democracy, it already has the functions in place for one. The council would be more like our forms of Congress and the emperor would be like our version of a president.
yup
We have an Emperor irl too, Emperor Naruhito of Japan, so if the Empire was ran like Japan, which is definately a Democracy, than we'd get something.
If to speak about this topic from historical materialism standpoint, there can be no democracy in a feudal society.
Basically, means of production are not developed enough for serfs to become independent from their lords. Much of the feudal labor is concentrated in agriculture and such society simply won't survive without most of its population concentrated in the fields.
Thus, serfs can only get a profession from their parents AT MOST. Other than that, they don't have time and education to participate in politics. That's why aristocrats (who don't work that much) are in charge of feudal systems.
I actual like your definition better than mine
I believe the neatest equivalence of democracy would be that of the Magna Carta.
You could just as easily ask this question about the real world.
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Democracy is when the people have absolute power.
Lance HAHA!
No.
Lance Direct democracy maybe, however it depends what type of democracy you even speak of...
@@xaoc6084 he's talking about the idea of democracy itself lol, he's right
@@pcpolice2518 I mean in essence yes. Again though you either delegate to a representative to act on your behalf, or you directly wield the democracy yourself.
I love democracy
Awesome man keep it up when you get info on tes 6 give us a video
Cool video!
What about the Skaal?
Since the developers made Empire roman-like I really hope it goes crashing down as the last Emperor gets assassinated. I really wish to see the Republic of Cyrodiil (Senātus Populusque Cyrodīlico) emerging, that would be powered by the people’s fury rather than any lazy Emperor.
I can guarantee you, Republic would had fought to the end rather than humble themselves. The white gold concordat was basically an upjump self humiliation. Men won’t live without Lorkhan, period.
If they made the empire that Roman like....then harsh times are ahead it's called the dark ages for a reason...could be interesting, a barren post apocaliptic world trying to rebuild itself, warlords, feudalism...
I think everyone in the empire knows the white gold concordat is a temporary thing, maybe the thalmor think otherwise but I never believed the empire was going to sit and let the thalmor tell them who they can and can't worship. This is why Ulfric's "stormcloak rebellion" is so stupid. Literally killing each other and dooming the human war effort because Nords can't worship talos in private for a few years...
Well, there are indications to think that the quest to assassinate the emperor of Tamriel in Skyrim could be related to the council of elders. Add to that that the medes were illegitimately imposed and there is not even a septim left, the possibility of them adopting a Roman senate-like if they are really involved in the assassination is not out of the realm of possibilities.
The Empire in the 3rd Era was a benevolent Oligarchy then.
High Rock’s always been the closest to me, and it’s always seemed more a United Dutchy. Even if it broke free and created more of a centralized hub, I wouldn’t see this changing.
idk High Rock to me seems like the least likely to ever be a democracy. Correct me if i'm wrong but royal families and kings and queens rule absolute in High Rock. It's based upon medieval england where everyone served the kings court. Idk I haven't spent much time learning about High Rock politics so I could be wrong but from first glance it doesn't seem very democratic at all.
@@pcpolice2518 You’re right and wrong. It’s basically a bunch of independent kings and queens ruling over their territory, with an emphasis on them working all as a single nation. Imagine the US government but with royalty instead of state heads and only having a house for those in that royalty to get out any disputes or changes. Again, the example of a more “United Duchy” fits them best. And that isn’t something that I could ever see becoming more democratic.
My working definition is democracy is, in the context of a nation: a nation where the government is controlled by its own citizens.
Why is there an eagle in the thumbnail.
because 'Merica!
BECAUSE FREEDOM! DEMOCRACY! AND CAPITALISM!
Amanda G Don't forget deep fried food, and guns! Lots and lots of freedom canons!
good point
fake tits, mcdonalds, freedom,capitalism,democracy and just to sum everything else up 'murica fuck yeah
Your ass making me laugh in the first 2 seconds of every fucking video with that "Hello Yoo-doo" !!!
maybe rieklings got democracy?
It’s pretty much like the Orc Strongholds. Dude strong enough to kill the chief becomes the new chief. We saw that in the Thirsk Mead Hall quest if you side with the Rieklings.
TLDR: If the people didn't pick the leader, its not a democracy. Ruling councils are aristocracies. Kingdoms are feudalism. Empires are... imperial feudalism. It doesn't matter if at upper levels there is voting between government officials. If not everyone gets a vote, then it isn't proper democracy.
No one in the history of Tamriel (as far as I now at the moment) held a single election anywhere in which the PEOPLE who live in the area got to vote on anyone in charge. A democracy necessitates that at some level (shady election rigging or bribes aside) requires that the population has some direct input in who runs the country through voting or some other system.
Elder councils/ruling councils are not democracies no matter how you slice them. The people chosen were not publicly chosen by popular vote. If the people are not doing the choosing, then its not a democracy. The word democracy itself (demo-cracy) basically translates from greek as rule of the people (demo, like demography). Ruling councils are groups of aristocrats who are lead by an aristocrat and basically choose people to join that they like (other aristocrats). If it was a democracy they would be able to cast a vote each, but ultimately popular opinion has to do the choosing (i.e. everyone voted on who gets picked).
Great video, as usual, but can you PLEASE work on balancing the volume between the intro music and the rest of the video? Headphone hell.
Something something oil
Ben je toevallig Nederlands? De manier waarop je de K's en C's uitspreekt klinkt echt plat Brabants. Plus, dat plaatje van Rutte in de 2e Kamer! Kan bijna niet anders.
Haha ik ben wel Nederlands, maar zeker geen brabander. Iets noordelijker
An a video about current political situations!
Did that already
Imperial Knowledge yeah for morrowind? What about cyrodill an everywhere else?
It would destroy Tamriel as it destroyed our world...
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No there can't be democracy on tamriel because there are no bald eagles
No one is stealing oil there so i think not.
My definition of democracy [which is admittedly rather hard and specific]; everyone is directly involved in the decision-making process, with a majority rule, for better or for worse.(Which also means that, under this definition, there is no such thing as a democratic government, but oh well, that's just how I define it.) Under my definition, then true democracy would be impossible to maintain over massive populations across vast distances, especially without anything like the internet, or some other form of near-instantaneous, long-distance communication.
Time to apply to the Elder Scrolls systems.
Yeah, under my definition, the Empire never really stood a chance. Between having an emperor, and a council of any sort, it was a predicted failure in democracy. Same with the Aldmeri Dominion.
Skyrim was eliminated from the get-go. the Skaals are also eliminated despite being the most likely to have a democracy due to the small, highly concentrated population they have, as they have a chief after a fashion and two other leaders; a hunting leader and a shaman.
High Rock and Hammerfell also stood no chance. Morrowind was the same situation.
Black Marsh, as a collective, can't have a democracy, or at least it wouldn't end well, as communication through the quagmires and the swamps of Black Marsh would be far too slow and dangerous for an effective democracy. Therefore, only the small, individual tribes have any potential to be democracies.
Again, my definition is rather rigid and necessitates only small , densely packed communities, or large communities with exceptionally fast and reliable communication networks.
Your definition of democracy actually has a special name: 'direct democracy'. The greeks of Athens has a direct democracy, for example.
The other democracy, the one almost all countries use, is 'indirect democracy'.
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It's not possible for an empire. Communication between the continent needed for a democracy won't work. The only situation it could work is within a small community setting, but I doubt even a province could handle a democracy....or would want it. If a democracy were to work, they would need to rely on a form of magical communication and the community would need to be accepting of magic, which leaves Altmer, Dunmer, and Bretons as the most likely candidates. Except Altmer value blood supremecy, and Dunmer are a race of cutthroats who spit on equality and value personal power. As far as I can tell, Bretons are the only ones who stand a chance at forming one.
republics (although not democractic by most standards) did exist in the middle ages
From my personal idea of a democracy, than yes, the Empire and Morrowind are both democracies, the Dominion is probably a One-Party State (Like the USSR or a certain German state from the 40s), it may or may not have a King or Queen. Argonia is elitist in nature, so that's a no, and Hammerfell and Skyrim are both Feudal in nature, so probably no.
Who knows how it's ran on Akavir or other continents though, maybe somewhere on Akavir there's a democracy in your vision.
What does 'pure argonian' mean?
Not affected by other cultures, for example argonians that lived under imperial rule were not pure.
Those that lived in the swamps away from the empire were pure
*According to an-xileel
At least that is what we can make up from the infernal city novel
Doesnt Morrowind have a monarch aswell?
Well Democracy was only created by Athens and then improved upon by America by taking Roman republican systems and mashing it together with Athenian democracy.
"Improved"
@@conservativeanprim8903 yeah lol, it's not as bad as Athenian democracy, as all people can vote, mostly, while in Athens only men could, and they had to own slaves I believe, and servants couldn't vote.
Not in the Nazisset island
Is gay marriage possible in Tamerial ?
Yep :)
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Ew, who even wants democracy in the real world?