tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post4945273549398669068..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Guest Article: Stop Democracy CrusadesMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-8904529909839254192010-03-24T07:06:37.415-05:002010-03-24T07:06:37.415-05:00Don't forget every African tinpot dictatorship...Don't forget every African tinpot dictatorship you care to name (even South Africa).<br /><br />I am reminded at this point of the words of Tom Lehrer in "Send the Marines":<br /><br />For might makes right,<br />And 'till they've seen the light,<br />They've got to be protected,<br />All their rights respected,<br />'Till somebody <i>we</i> like can be elected!<br /><br />Members of the corps,<br />All hate the thought of war,<br />They'd rather kill them off by peaceful means.<br /><br />Stop calling it aggression,<br />Oooh, we <i>hate</i> that expression,<br />We only want the world to know,<br />That we support the status quo,<br />They love us everywhere we go,<br />So when in doubt... send the Marines!<br /><br />Incidentally, there's an excellent essay on democracy as a mechanism for governance, and then "ideal" democracy (which is what America and every other democratic republic is) over at Gates of Vienna (http://gatesofvienna.blogspot.com/2010/03/death-of-democracy.html). Highly recommended.Professor Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00659779116600213901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-72230848388122208962010-03-23T08:13:04.509-05:002010-03-23T08:13:04.509-05:00This makes me think of Sean Penn calling for the a...This makes me think of Sean Penn calling for the arrest of those who call Hugo Chavez a dictator. Why? Because Chavez was elected and in Penn's mind it seems that one cannot be a dictator if one is elected. Of course, Hitler was elected and not so long ago we had every so often the news that Fidel Castro was reelected again by 100% of the public, just like Stalin was every term and so on. It is part of the "democracy god" that says the people will never rule themselves into slavery and so as long as the people vote freedom will naturally flow from that. Of course history shows how blatantly false that is but, the last thing these people want is to be confused with the facts.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-56684061095116092002010-03-23T02:49:55.482-05:002010-03-23T02:49:55.482-05:00The main problem with Democracy is precicely its o...The main problem with Democracy is precicely its operational assumption. If Majority rules, and the Majority of the Nations of the world are Monarchies, the Denocracies would have to change their ways. I know what I just said is a bit silly, but the fact is peopel tend to take their ideology further, at least subconciously, than many wuld realise. Democracy requires Majoritarian support, and so would ned to create other democracies.<br /><br />Besides, Democracy is also based on the Philosophy that the People shoudl rule and all power rihtly emerges from the Will of the People. It is an affront to a Democrat to think of a King, for the existance of a King reveals a Class structure and denies that all power rests on the SHoulders of the People in General. Democracies are outright offended by the existance of anyone who rules over others, even if Benignly or with severe Limits which prevents him from beign a Tyrant. THe point is that he wa snot Elected by the General Will, and so the Democratic Mind doens't see him as reflective of the Country which he is King over, and instead see's him as a Tyrant.<br /><br />Democracies are based arund a Philosophy, as is Monarhcy, bu he Philosophy is one that insists, in fact demands, others cmply to it by its very natute. Where a King can respect a Democratically Elected Leader because the Mind of a Monarchist operates on the assumption of Legal Authority and oprecedent, a Democrats rests only on Elections and Populafrity and can't get past that.<br /><br />In fact, a King can more readily discuss matters with a Dictator, or a Theocracy, or any other Government, than a Democracy can. Democracy pressures others to conform to itself, becaus it must.ZAROVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668854596329493360noreply@blogger.com