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>le Dune-like kingdoms still exist
Monarchies in sci-fi will never die because anyone even slightly spiritually attuned can recognize that entropic nature of liberal democracy means it is incapable of greatness, which is absolutely necessary to accomplish the monumental feat of colonizing the stars.
>you need how much money to build nuclear starships? arent those dangerous? what about the aid money for bringing gay sex to africa? cant you just be happy with porn and burgers?