tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post4880911638925581691..comments2024-03-28T02:13:53.054-05:00Comments on <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/Attaturk/fez.png"> Rising Hegemon : Of the modern modes of governmentAttaturkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511961896699190171noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post-24699199682947630622011-04-25T14:36:07.949-05:002011-04-25T14:36:07.949-05:00Author Charles Stross (http://www.antipope.org/cha...Author Charles Stross (http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/) likes to point out that "king" is just a short term for "hereditary dictator".jackdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113600776477358833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post-53358927658909726682011-04-25T13:46:53.068-05:002011-04-25T13:46:53.068-05:00i am deep into re-reading the history of france(al...i am deep into re-reading the history of france(almost 1600!) and looking at heridtary shit gets you into a LOT of trouble(goes for other countries as well). not knowing european history, we have no IDEA how bad hereditary rule is.<br /><br />and i just blogged english history. a lot of rotters there too.<br /><br />you missed the roosevelt cousins. but they were both above average.pansypoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164502315120164024noreply@blogger.com