Would bet anything you didn’t believe that when you weren’t the one in charge.

Like do y’all not have a visceral reaction to “my house my rules” or “because I said so.” Do you look back on that fondly?

Like by any objective measure I had great parents but I’ve never looked back and realized they were right when they blindly asserted their authority. Other stuff sure, but the things I fought my on parents then I still think are shitty.

Your job is not a family, and employees aren't children (I assume you're talking about the non-democracy w.r.t. minor children, because otherwise that's fucking weird).