On Democracy
- Location
- the Republic
- Pronouns
- He/They
The Umojan Protectorate is definitely the most democratic polity in the Koprulu Sector (and, unbeknownst to you, probably the most democratic human polity in existence) so it is basically the in-game benchmark for democrats and reformists. Whether it's democratic by modern standards ("kind of") is sort of irrelevant, because the historical era we as OOC people are a part of has basically been obliterated or distorted in-universe, first by the fascist United Powers League and then by the oligarchical Confederacy.
However, while there's not much history to point to, the Koprulu Sector has been settled for several centuries at this point and speculative political theory is just as popular in the 26th century as it is in the 21st. It would be implausible if someone hadn't independently developed theoretical systems like liberal democracy or social democracy. Moreover, the Confederacy tended to drape itself extensively in democratic trappings, and the unpopularity of the Confederacy won't stop democrats from wanting a democratic system but without the Old Families.
While there isn't currently an engaged mass democratic culture waiting in the wings for Mengsk to stumble, democratic ideals can be transmitted to or learned by the people, and some basic awareness of them does currently exist. It's all just a matter of how hard you're willing to work for it, and whether you think it's worth the effort, which is a subjective argument that I leave to the questers.
However, while there's not much history to point to, the Koprulu Sector has been settled for several centuries at this point and speculative political theory is just as popular in the 26th century as it is in the 21st. It would be implausible if someone hadn't independently developed theoretical systems like liberal democracy or social democracy. Moreover, the Confederacy tended to drape itself extensively in democratic trappings, and the unpopularity of the Confederacy won't stop democrats from wanting a democratic system but without the Old Families.
While there isn't currently an engaged mass democratic culture waiting in the wings for Mengsk to stumble, democratic ideals can be transmitted to or learned by the people, and some basic awareness of them does currently exist. It's all just a matter of how hard you're willing to work for it, and whether you think it's worth the effort, which is a subjective argument that I leave to the questers.