Do absolute monarchies even exist these days? And I believe Thailand's monarchy was for show until the recent guy, who started imposing his will and syphoning money from the government, money which belongs to his family, granted, in much the same way the British royals own a great deal of property the British government uses under the agreement that they'll be taken care of with few to no obligations so long as they don't start attempting to impose their will upon legislation. I believe the reason for the outrage around the Thai prince is because 1) he's broken an unspoken rule and begun imposing his will on the government and 2) he dresses like a cheap hooker and behaves in an otherwise unbecoming manner for someone who is supposed to be "divinely ordained." He apparently held a ceremony some years ago where one of his wives or girlfriends was made to be topless throughout, which didn't go over well with the populace. I haven't looked into this stuff in detail, honestly. It all sounds quite wacky.

I don't disagree with you about how Democracy is run currently, especially in the US, but, again compared to just about every other system of governance we have, it's an improvement. Unfortunately the only way to truly be above any of this stuff is and likely always will be to be wealthy. Otherwise, you're just a servant subject to the whims of those above you. Democracy and Capitalism at least open that door to people who otherwise never would have had that opportunity.