tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post371621364881858581..comments2024-03-13T19:49:05.520-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Shylock Holmes: On Kings and the Accident of BirthShylock Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00446165270035271752noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-77727005624906395182016-09-29T11:13:40.403-07:002016-09-29T11:13:40.403-07:00Yep, that's my suspicion too. The s*** will re...Yep, that's my suspicion too. The s*** will really have to hit the fan before an actual king emerges, because otherwise there's not enough of a pressing need for people to unite around a strong leader who's able to prove his competence. I also think that the form of competence most likely to produce a monarch is military leadership, since this is the setting where absolute obedience to authority is a natural norm (which might then get expanded to the rest of society).Shylock Holmeshttp://shylockholmes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-11047696471531186732016-09-29T00:09:00.470-07:002016-09-29T00:09:00.470-07:00Which means that we won't have a king until th...Which means that we won't have a king until there's some combination of economic collapse, anarchy, civil war, warring-states period, and possibly a dark age. England fell into chaos when the Romans left, and would not be united under one king for 500 years, during which most of its population was replaced in several waves of foreign invasion.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-50498426268036991432016-09-21T17:48:17.735-07:002016-09-21T17:48:17.735-07:00Thank you for this. Thank you for this. timothygethttp://www.timothyget.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-82126089021117435462016-09-20T09:18:05.294-07:002016-09-20T09:18:05.294-07:00Ha, that a great heckle, and very apt. Though I mi...Ha, that a great heckle, and very apt. Though I might be wrong, I suspect your comment might have been intended for <a href="http://shylockholmes.blogspot.com/2016/09/on-decline-of-wisdom.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a> instead.Shylock Holmeshttp://shylockholmes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764328218611568829.post-6029611408609592872016-09-20T05:05:57.337-07:002016-09-20T05:05:57.337-07:00Russell Kirk described the Neo-cons as "often...Russell Kirk described the Neo-cons as "often clever, never wise."Ken S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15312004449896017068noreply@blogger.com