Could a force like Alexander the Great exist today? Why or why not?
A force like Alexander could not exist today because of how our government is formed and the circumstances. We no longer have one specific "king", we have different branches of government that work together. During Alexander's time period there was one king the people followed and basically worshiped. Now we do not have that sort of tyranny making it impossible for another person like Alexander the Great to exist today. We do have very influential rulers or war hero's, for example many people can win the medal of honor and be considered a war hero. We also have a leader of our country, but not a king. Our leader is called the president, he runs our country but is treated more like an average person. Alexander was a conquerer, but now people who show a threat against another country are usually inielated before anything horrible could happen, or before they could rise to power. These are reasons why a figure like Alexander could not exist today.
Is the president really treated like an "average person"? In what way? I think where you are going with this is the sense that democracies work differently that monarchies; but what about all of the countries in the world that are not democracies?
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