They’re actually a republic. The Vedek Assembly has a lot of influence, but they’re fully separate from the Provisional Government. And they only have that much influence because the vast majority of the population follows the Bajoran faith. Think of the Assembly like the Vatican - powerful when everyone cares (Pope during the Middle Ages), but virtually powerless when nobody does (Pope now).
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Anticorp@lemmy.world 11 months agoI’m surprised them being a theocracy didn’t disqualify them.
VindictiveJudge@startrek.website 11 months ago
Nacktmull@lemmy.world 11 months ago
A theocracy with gods, who in fact exist. I guess that made the difference?
Archer@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Moved it from theocracy to fandom