tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post3876018063090082082..comments2023-04-24T11:33:39.731-04:00Comments on Anarchurious: Open TableCüneythttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839492265797382364noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post-66365388508147724762011-12-09T11:36:56.542-05:002011-12-09T11:36:56.542-05:00I thought you meant that one, Karl. That's wh...I thought you meant that one, Karl. That's where it got personal for me. It tends to be my only conclusion. Let's play a new game, as freely as clever children.<br /><br />It may well be, Almost. The Protestants got rid of the Pope but Papism is alive and well in Prot America. Likewise, the caliphate merely broke the monopoly on Islamic interpretation. Many could say Islam only got worse after its central authority vanished due to my folks.<br /><br />I really think one thing leads to another. A lot of nobility in the old places of the world came from one generation's notion of merit. European aristos, Confucian exam families, bushi retainers... The notion that aristocracy is antique and one man's effort is novel and modern and fresh is silly. For one to believe in historical progress, one must limit the scope tremendously.Cüneythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839492265797382364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post-87511270131933912452011-12-08T14:23:11.492-05:002011-12-08T14:23:11.492-05:00we only demolished princely states some 60 years a...we only demolished princely states some 60 years ago here in india (my gramps used to work for one till he became a govt servants) - lot of that feudal shtick hangs around and it can be a bit disgusting, though of course it's the same in spirit to what happens in any halls of power..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post-41452666777397238782011-12-08T12:34:26.491-05:002011-12-08T12:34:26.491-05:00Oh and by "last sentence" I meant this o...Oh and by "last sentence" I meant this one:<br /><br /><i> Just now, just here, and we can all stop pretending and start playing other roles should only we wish it.</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post-85997732459880404072011-12-08T08:16:17.142-05:002011-12-08T08:16:17.142-05:00I liked the follow-up. I'm not saying monarch...I liked the follow-up. I'm not saying monarchy would work in a traditional sense, but I think Hamilton's elective monarchy would have worked very well. And if the soldiers and people revolted, well, Washington showed he was willing to slaughter them and that worked well.Cüneythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839492265797382364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5770450628194471768.post-42866164724034106422011-12-07T11:54:49.716-05:002011-12-07T11:54:49.716-05:00I agree with the last sentence; the rest was inter...I agree with the last sentence; the rest was interesting though I'm not sure monarchy would work in Murrikkeh. After reading the entry above I leap-frogged to another series of thoughts on the same subject, if you want to read them they're under the "our son is..." post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com