The Oxymoron of Modern-Day Constitutional Monarchy
On the hotel TV's broadcast of Chinese stations, there was a program on the follies of Chinese emperors of the past. One particular episode discussed how absolute adoration of the emperor (at least in superficial terms) made the personality of the emperor so lofty and self-righteous to the point that his altered decision-making patterns turned a peaceful and prosperous nation into one ravaged by war in matter of years. The professor repeatedly warned the audience of detrimental effects that creating a cult of personality can have on the direction of a polity.