Which is why you need to break the systems down to their basic parts. You need to use logic and discernment to determine which one has the best chance of doing what it is supposed to.
Comparing the highest aspirations of a Democracy to the worst failings of a Monarchy is never going to paint an accurate picture.
All governments are bad. Chaos is worse.
You need to look at the logical ends to the various systems to pick the best one.
That's why anarcho-libertarians are as uselessly utopian as any socialist. Thomas Hobbes was right.