Assertion: monarchy | /r/CapableOf | encourage the idea of a social hierarchy
Facets:
Source sentences:
text: The monarchy has three detrimental effects on society: it epitomises and encourages the idea of a social hierarchy; it is based on the belief that blood and birth, rather than personal merit, are enough to justify respect or even admiration; it encourages nostalgia for the past, in which it is firmly rooted, rather than hope for the future.