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01-12-2011, 07:57 AM #1Member
Thinking outside the box
In the Moon is Harsh Mistress Heinlin talks about how the way the people think a government is run is mostly a myth how in other ages it was the divine right of kings and now the myth is democracy.
DropDeadFred Reviewed by DropDeadFred on . Thinking outside the box For some reason I was watching The Tudors and it struck me how much absolute power and support the king had those days. I started thinking how amazing leadership went from being the leader of your gang, to maybe your tribe, to a city, to a whole country, being addressed as "your majesty". Then I started thinking that there really wasn't a lot of difference but size between a king asking for taxes and an armed gang asking for protection money. I love how I get to think things that you Rating: 5
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