The possibility of a coup is, of course, a two-sided coin. If things can get surprisingly better, they can also get surprisingly worse.
I have long wanted a society where there is a “constitutional monarchy” position that is high status and a magnet for interesting political skirmishes but doesn’t have much control over public policy, and alongside that a “head of government” who is a boring accountant type and by law doesn’t get invited to any of the interesting parties or fly around in a fancy jet.
I have long wanted a society where there is a “constitutional monarchy” position that is high status and a magnet for interesting political skirmishes but doesn’t have much control over public policy, and alongside that a “head of government” who is a boring accountant type and by law doesn’t get invited to any of the interesting parties or fly around in a fancy jet.