I’m actually writing two sets of novels at the moment. The one that is talked about here and one for older young adults that is set far in the future.
And they’re crossing over at the moment.
Science fiction anyway often deals with the problems that we
face currently and objectifies our own world.
There are several patterns of leadership in our current
world:
Democratically elected presidents
Dictatorship (including benign dictators)
Monarchy
Alongside the head of state there is often a prime minister.
Many people today just don’t know how to vote in a democracy.
Not one party seems to offer a completely
acceptable solution. Politics often descends into personal brawls with one party scoring points against the other nd sometime
it almost becomes personal. A benign dictator might be the most we could hope
for.
What of monarchy in the UK? There have been times recently when
I’ve thought that Elizabeth II or Charles III might make a better fist of
looking after us than all our democratically elected leaders have in the past
few years.
In my futuristic novel the head of state of one people dies. She is called the President and the title is hereditary.
She has just one child, a young girl, seven years old. There is a protocol for when this happens.
The dying president appoints the protagonist as the one who should represent the
new young president. Fortunately Petri has enhanced diplomatic skills and is
able to bring harmony between the people she now represents and her own people.
If only real life would follow fiction.
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