Something to remember about the Slayers (before Buffy) is that they had a very short life expectancy. So, until Buffy, questions of power and corruption were moot as no Slayer would live long enough to really exploit their power.
From a socio-political perspective it's pretty much essential to suspend belief. The world in Btvs/Ats is probably not viable without invoking vastly different social rules; and doing so would probably make it more difficult for viewers to relate to the stories.
If realistic world socio-political structures were to be seriously considered - such as you have articulated - then I suspect Joss would lose the metaphoric purpose of his stories. For example, it's essential that Buffy (as a representative of the represssed women of society) be an outsider from the (male dominated) establishment.
You, apparently, have too much time on your hands.
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Something to remember about the Slayers (before Buffy) is that they had a very short life expectancy. So, until Buffy, questions of power and corruption were moot as no Slayer would live long enough to really exploit their power.
From a socio-political perspective it's pretty much essential to suspend belief. The world in Btvs/Ats is probably not viable without invoking vastly different social rules; and doing so would probably make it more difficult for viewers to relate to the stories.
If realistic world socio-political structures were to be seriously considered - such as you have articulated - then I suspect Joss would lose the metaphoric purpose of his stories. For example, it's essential that Buffy (as a representative of the represssed women of society) be an outsider from the (male dominated) establishment.
You, apparently, have too much time on your hands.