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If aversion to monarchy is knee-jerk then count me in. I will jerk my knees until no monarchs remain, tech billionaires included.

by jquery 14y ago

nacker 14y ago
Monarchy may be making a big comeback. And that's a GOOD thing. Try taking a break from jerking your knees and read "Democracy: The God that Failed", by Hans-Hermann Hoppe: MONARCHY, DEMOCRACY, AND THE IDEA OF NATURAL ORDER From the vantage point of elementary economic theory and in light of historical evidence, then, a revisionist view of modern history results. The Whig theory of history, according to which mankind marches continually forward toward ever higher levels of progress, is incorrect. From the viewpoint of those who prefer less exploitation over more and who value farsightedness and individual responsibility above short- sightedness and irresponsibility, the historic transition from monarchy to democracy represents not progress but civilizational decline. Nor does this verdict change if more or other indicators are included. Quite to the contrary. Without question the most important indicator of exploitation and present-orientedness not discussed above is war. Yet if this indicator were included the relative performance of democratic republican government appears to be even worse, not better. In addition to increased exploitation and social decay, the transition from monarchy to democracy has brought a change from limited warfare to total war, and the twentieth century, the age of democracy, must be ranked also among the most murderous periods in all of history. Long live King Larry of Lanai!
- excuse-me 14y ago
  So you would get to rule America by simply being the idiot son of the previous ruler and with the help of family connections? Ridiculous
  - nacker 14y ago
    That knee jerk objection must have taken you all of two seconds to come up with! Like most interesting ideas, this one is NON-obvious. Try at least looking at the Amazon page for the book, or check out Lew Rockwell's enthusiastic endorsement of Hoppe's work, if you are part of the tl;dr crowd. It's FAR from ridiculous.
    - excuse-me 14y ago
      That's Ok for you to say - you aren't looking at a future under Charles Windsor!
      - nacker 14y ago
        True. Charles AND a Democratic state is perhaps the worst of all worlds. Oh, well. Back to working on my harem. http://heartiste.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/every-man-needs-a-harem-of-women/ http://heartiste.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/every-man-needs-a-...

If aversion to monarchy is knee-jerk then count me in. I will jerk my knees until no monarchs remain, tech billionaires included.

by jquery 14y ago

If aversion to monarchy is knee-jerk then count me in. I will jerk my knees until no monarchs remain, tech billionaires included.

nacker 14y ago

Monarchy may be making a big comeback. And that's a GOOD thing. Try taking a break from jerking your knees and read "Democracy: The God that Failed", by Hans-Hermann Hoppe: MONARCHY, DEMOCRACY, AND THE IDEA OF NATURAL ORDER From the vantage point of elementary economic theory and in light of historical evidence, then, a revisionist view of modern history results. The Whig theory of history, according to which mankind marches continually forward toward ever higher levels of progress, is incorrect. From the viewpoint of those who prefer less exploitation over more and who value farsightedness and individual responsibility above short- sightedness and irresponsibility, the historic transition from monarchy to democracy represents not progress but civilizational decline. Nor does this verdict change if more or other indicators are included. Quite to the contrary. Without question the most important indicator of exploitation and present-orientedness not discussed above is war. Yet if this indicator were included the relative performance of democratic republican government appears to be even worse, not better. In addition to increased exploitation and social decay, the transition from monarchy to democracy has brought a change from limited warfare to total war, and the twentieth century, the age of democracy, must be ranked also among the most murderous periods in all of history. Long live King Larry of Lanai!

excuse-me 14y ago
So you would get to rule America by simply being the idiot son of the previous ruler and with the help of family connections? Ridiculous
- nacker 14y ago
  That knee jerk objection must have taken you all of two seconds to come up with! Like most interesting ideas, this one is NON-obvious. Try at least looking at the Amazon page for the book, or check out Lew Rockwell's enthusiastic endorsement of Hoppe's work, if you are part of the tl;dr crowd. It's FAR from ridiculous.
  - excuse-me 14y ago
    That's Ok for you to say - you aren't looking at a future under Charles Windsor!
    - nacker 14y ago
      True. Charles AND a Democratic state is perhaps the worst of all worlds. Oh, well. Back to working on my harem. http://heartiste.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/every-man-needs-a-harem-of-women/ http://heartiste.wordpress.com/2012/06/20/every-man-needs-a-...