2016 Postmortem

mhatrw

(10,786 posts) Fri Feb 5, 2016, 05:33 PM Feb 2016

Dynastic Royal Families Have Been Around Since the Dawn of Civilization

Looking at the history of humanity, is there anything particularly historic about the executive leader of a country being a female who was married or otherwise related to a former male executive leader?

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Dynastic Royal Families Have Been Around Since the Dawn of Civilization (Original Post) mhatrw Feb 2016 OP

Since even before Cleopatra. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #1

Good point. Far from being progressive, it's practicaly primitive! reformist2 Feb 2016 #2

Yes. okasha Feb 2016 #3

Since Hillary has to win the election treestar Feb 2016 #4

Elections don't stop dynastic families. mhatrw Feb 2016 #5

They still have to win the election treestar Feb 2016 #6

Sure. But that doesn't make another Clinton presidential term historic. mhatrw Feb 2016 #7

Live and Learn

(12,769 posts)

1. Since even before Cleopatra. nt

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 05:34 PM

Feb 2016

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

2. Good point. Far from being progressive, it's practicaly primitive!

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Fri Feb 5, 2016, 05:37 PM

Feb 2016

okasha

(11,573 posts)

3. Yes.

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 05:49 PM

Feb 2016

Almost all stipulated succession by a male heir.
Queens regnant remain rare.

Suppose you give some actual information here and make your case by example.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

4. Since Hillary has to win the election

Reply to mhatrw (Original post)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 05:50 PM

Feb 2016

the dynastic argument is irrelevant. No one inherits the Presidency as they have to run for it. Apples and oranges.

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

5. Elections don't stop dynastic families.

Reply to treestar (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 06:53 PM

Feb 2016

Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Sükhbaataryn Yanjmaa
Isabel Martínez de Perón
Indira Ghandi
Benazir Bhutto
Corazon Aquino
Khaleda Zia
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
Sheikh Hasina
Megawati Sukarnoputri

treestar

(82,383 posts)

6. They still have to win the election

Reply to mhatrw (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 07:01 PM

Feb 2016

If the voters happen to like more than one person from a family, that's their right.

mhatrw

(10,786 posts)

7. Sure. But that doesn't make another Clinton presidential term historic.

Reply to treestar (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 07:36 PM

Feb 2016

We already had two of them.

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