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CMV: In Black Panther Wakanda may be technologically advanved but its politics are barbaric.

Yes, Wakanda is technologically advanced. No denying that. But the political structure is so archaic it seems completely unrealistic to consider it enviable. In fact the failures of Wakandan politics are the source of each of T'Challas problems.

It is a monarchy, where the only viable candidates are of nobel birth and the king is selected through trial by combat. This is barbaric.

Hereditary monarchy's are incredibly problematic because there is absolutely no guarantee that a great leader will have great children. We've all seen it: kind, successful, hard working parents with morons for kids. Handing someone opportunity based on birthright and bloodline is just asking for trouble.

Trial by combat is also a bad idea, and the film itself depicts the problem when the antagonist claims the throne and the whole country falls into step behind him simply because he was an eligible candidate and (apparently) killed the former leader. The king isn't chosen the merits of his past accomplishments, his opinions and policies, his leadership qualities, or any other judgments a person may take into consideration before giving them ANY kind of power, let alone the keys to an army that could wipe out the planet.

It doesn't even make sense to select military leaders this way, because there is a substantial difference between being a good solider, thinking tactically, thinking strategically and being a leader. Chuck Liddell might be able to beat up every officer at the Pentagon but that doesn't mean he could organize and execute any kind of military campaign, let alone be the king.

Beyond the selection issues, there is no evidence of legal recourse for dealing with an unsuitable king, and there are no apparent restrictions on his power. If a person of poor character takes the throne, which is inevitable with this kind of structure, the only possiblity for change is bloodshed. How is that advanced?

Wakanda can easily swing from Utopia to dystopia every single time a new leader takes the throne, that kind of instability is not good, nor should it be lauded as praiseworthy.
gpt
Is *anybody* lauding the hereditary monarchy of Wakanda as a good thing? The entire fucking arc of Black Panther is learning that the traditional rules of the ancestors are wrong and should be changed. The movie itself agrees with you. 

This seems to be a common argument coming from people who want to treat liberals as hypocrites for liking the movie. Do you have some reason why you specifically hold this belief? Because otherwise you are just describing the text of the movie where our hero learns all of the things you describe above.