Chinese Astrology
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Mr. Teatime
- Righteous Subjugator
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Apparently I'm a Dragon-born, and Dragons are supposed to be monarchs. I detest monarchy(as demonstrated by my signature). I think it is inefficient, corrupt and the oligarchy shown in it is horrible. So, a monarch, I am NOT.
"When conversing about oligarchy, you must consider this point: Many children are taught from an early age that monarchies are primarily benevolent, and are given very little to discourage this opinion until at least adolesence. Even more prevalent are stories about the supposed benevolence of heirs to the throne, symbolising a cycle which they are taught is good."
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Stainless
- Living Legend
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yeah, 16th of Jan here, so it turns out I am a Rat. Oh god, now I'm with Susan and Blargh.Subhuman wrote:Actually, there's a snafu - when you pick the birth year, you also need to check the month. The Ox is between February of 1985 till February of 1986 (IIRC). If you were born in January of '85, for example, you could have a different sign. Just double check.
Monarchy < Capitalism. Capitalism < Whale Shit.
That pretty sums up how I feel about monarchy. Oh, and if I sound like a monarchist, it's probably because I sound like an utter snob.
That pretty sums up how I feel about monarchy. Oh, and if I sound like a monarchist, it's probably because I sound like an utter snob.
"When conversing about oligarchy, you must consider this point: Many children are taught from an early age that monarchies are primarily benevolent, and are given very little to discourage this opinion until at least adolesence. Even more prevalent are stories about the supposed benevolence of heirs to the throne, symbolising a cycle which they are taught is good."
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ExtremeDrinker
- 250 Posts til Somewhere
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SOCIALIST. There's a difference. Also, there are five kings and sultans in the book Stark Raving Rulers about twenty minor despots of the twenty-first century. You DO know what despotism is, correct?And kings rock you flipping communist.
"When conversing about oligarchy, you must consider this point: Many children are taught from an early age that monarchies are primarily benevolent, and are given very little to discourage this opinion until at least adolesence. Even more prevalent are stories about the supposed benevolence of heirs to the throne, symbolising a cycle which they are taught is good."
Monarchy in the traditional sense - one where you've got a benevolent and brilliant Jesus Christ-type leader - is easily the best form of government. So kings do indeed rock and roll.
(lets talk about politics guys)
(lets talk about politics guys)
suppose you're thinking about a plate of shrimp. suddenly somebody will say like 'plate' or 'shrimp' or 'plate of shrimp', out of the blue, no explanation.
Ha! Monarchies are not traditionally benevolent. That hierarchical distribution of wealth is crap for most people. Especially me. I'm not exactly rich, and I don't want to farm for some monarch.Monarchy in the traditional sense - one where you've got a benevolent and brilliant Jesus Christ-type leader - is easily the best form of government. So kings do indeed rock and roll.
I'm also against the corruption which was and is run by "communists" (a.k.a. oligarchical collectivists) in the Soviet Union, China and et cetera. The centralised economies are too corrupt, inefficient and/or compromising to our personal liberties.
"When conversing about oligarchy, you must consider this point: Many children are taught from an early age that monarchies are primarily benevolent, and are given very little to discourage this opinion until at least adolesence. Even more prevalent are stories about the supposed benevolence of heirs to the throne, symbolising a cycle which they are taught is good."
We're not talking about a hereditary monarchy here, mate. We just need to appoint someone smart -- I come to mind -- as ruler and wait for the good results to pour in.
suppose you're thinking about a plate of shrimp. suddenly somebody will say like 'plate' or 'shrimp' or 'plate of shrimp', out of the blue, no explanation.
One not-so-simple word comes to mind: Corruption. Humans are naturally corrupt when they receive too much power. That means that more money has to be spent on bureaucracy in order to combat that corruption, which is very inefficient in itself, due to the distinct shortage of production from those departments. My answer is to reduce centralisation.
Anyway, they've tried appointments like that before, and it doesn't work.
Anyway, they've tried appointments like that before, and it doesn't work.
"When conversing about oligarchy, you must consider this point: Many children are taught from an early age that monarchies are primarily benevolent, and are given very little to discourage this opinion until at least adolesence. Even more prevalent are stories about the supposed benevolence of heirs to the throne, symbolising a cycle which they are taught is good."
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