tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post5599752985018198673..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Thoughts on Current Monarchy TypesMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-85877420881468014772016-12-21T01:56:22.705-06:002016-12-21T01:56:22.705-06:00I notice that monarchs and their families get murd...I notice that monarchs and their families get murderered as soon as people sought to restore them to the throne during the french revolution and russian revolution. What's your thoughts on that?<br /> <br />John Rockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746216376164151386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-35878594285987229642016-12-20T23:48:26.119-06:002016-12-20T23:48:26.119-06:00 Another find peace I love your work. Another find peace I love your work. Modern Traditionalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676123893992079655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-54867831226591534222016-12-19T10:12:44.528-06:002016-12-19T10:12:44.528-06:00Qing dynasty loyalists were horrified when PuYi cu...Qing dynasty loyalists were horrified when PuYi cut off his queue and started wearing western clothes, but the emperor was still the emperor nonetheless. As I've said before, the royals of Sweden or Norway don't need to be removed, they need to be rescued. Myself, I think much of the blame is due to royals being educated outside the palace. Royals, as with anyone, tend to think the way they have been taught to think.<br />Thank you for your sympathies, all prayers are appreciated.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-60803809616456775022016-12-19T10:06:38.315-06:002016-12-19T10:06:38.315-06:00I forget the country (south Asia neighborhood I th...I forget the country (south Asia neighborhood I think) but some unfortunate place was beset by western, liberal do-gooders that cracked down on businesses who were employing child labor. These businesses had to stop exploiting the children. The liberals went home happy. And didn't notice or didn't care when those children who were not working in a factory anymore then became child prostitutes.<br /><br />Certainly, for expats the situation is different, they have every right to be concerned about what happens in their homeland. There are still problems there though. Some become so accepted and comfortable in their adopted country that they stop caring about their homeland while others don't try to reverse what ruined their homeland but rather import those same ideas or values to their host country.<br /><br />This often depends on when they made their move, for what reason and how long they have been away. The 'overseas Lao' living in the USA have remained admirably loyal to the cause of their monarchy, for which they should have our admiration, but others have been less steadfast unfortunately.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-91692335527721169212016-12-18T21:14:46.564-06:002016-12-18T21:14:46.564-06:00This piece brings the former kingdom of Sarawak in...This piece brings the former kingdom of Sarawak into my mind. Sometimes barbarous flaws in a society can be removed by the right kind of foreign influence. Even today, the 'White Raj' is remembered fondly.<br /><br />Obviously I am not speaking of the foreign aid organizations' war on traditional values. Where they have struck down polygamy, human trafficking has sprung up... And a thousand other examples which fly in the face of PC culture.<br /><br />For long term expats the situation is not as simple as: "...what they do and how they order their society is none of my concern." <br /><br />Frankly, some things are plainly barbaric. Even locals will sympathize, but are afraid to speak out due to cultural norms. Expats, outlanders, or renegades might not be heroes, but many of them are happy to take exception and play the villain in these cases. Sometimes these things work out on the smaller scale.<br /><br />Of course my preference would be for a monarch grounded in the native culture to firmly establish some of these boundaries. Unfortunately, it is hardly a probable outcome. V. Chemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761930178957626298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-34169592372784215592016-12-18T11:00:31.207-06:002016-12-18T11:00:31.207-06:00P. S. Your comments on the election were some of t...P. S. Your comments on the election were some of the best I've seen. There certainly was a lot of nuttiness on the right and in Christian circles. (I don't know how much you followed the politics of the evangelical community. . .) I'm not crazy about Trump but I voted for him with the feeling that I was acting similarly and in response to the way shrewd Muslims vote.<br /><br />(post these comments at your discression; I don't care either way, but I want you to know my support even though I haven't commented in some time)Peter of Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331475019309810452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-76440948898007363622016-12-18T10:55:03.813-06:002016-12-18T10:55:03.813-06:00Dear Mad,
Another fine piece off the press of you...Dear Mad,<br /><br />Another fine piece off the press of your damaged mind: thank you. When I stepped over the line a few years ago and embraced monarchism (thanks in part to your influence: you showed me that there still are those who support and hope to reestablish monarchy) I still thought that the monarchies of Sweden, Norway, etc were lost causes not worth defending. As you have ably shown over and over, such thinking runs counter to the very idea of monarchy. Even if the monarch does not say what I would like I must not abandon him like a fare weather friend. "Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful," (Prov. 27:6) certainly holds true here as in personal relationships. Not that I have any real illusions of influence, but if I did I think I have a much better framework to use it than I once did. <br /><br />I couldn't agree with you more about the Gulf monarchies. <br /><br />Finally, I must add my (belated) condolences to those ahead of me on the passing of your mother. My sympathy and prayers are with you and your family.<br /><br />PGBPeter of Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331475019309810452noreply@blogger.com