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Divine Right of Kings Making A Comeback?
Old Virginia Blog ^
| 03/14/2010
| Richard Williams
Posted on 03/15/2010 5:54:40 AM PDT by Davy Buck
This concept of self-government was in contrast to the established "divine right" of kings; something which many statists and elitists seem to now embrace - at least in the abstract - as long as it is they who are the "kings." They are, unwittingly, "conservatives" as opposed to true classical liberalism in that they think only they have the right to rule the rest of us due, not to their blood lines as kings, but to their ostensibly superior intelligence. . .
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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Education; History; Religion
KEYWORDS: elitism; founding; government; kings
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posted on
03/15/2010 5:54:41 AM PDT
by
Davy Buck
To: Davy Buck
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posted on
03/15/2010 5:57:27 AM PDT
by
catman67
To: catman67
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posted on
03/15/2010 5:58:26 AM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: Davy Buck
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posted on
03/15/2010 6:00:39 AM PDT
by
lefty-lie-spy
(Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
To: Davy Buck; moder_ator
Please, please, ask the mods to fix your headline.
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posted on
03/15/2010 6:03:06 AM PDT
by
Jedidah
(Character, courage, common sense are more important than issues.)
To: Davy Buck
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posted on
03/15/2010 6:06:21 AM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: oh8eleven
If the Democrats want to jump off a cliff, maybe we should let them.
Naaaaaaah. Too important. We need to stop them if we can.
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posted on
03/15/2010 6:07:44 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(We're all heading toward red revolution - we just disagree on which type of Red we want.)
To: catman67
To: Davy Buck
Is this about our wannabe king’s approval ratings?
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posted on
03/15/2010 6:15:13 AM PDT
by
LRS
(Just contracts; just laws; just a constitution...)
To: Davy Buck
Skydiving?
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posted on
03/15/2010 6:18:29 AM PDT
by
JRios1968
(The real first rule of Fight Club: don't invite Chuck Norris...EVER)
To: Jedidah
Oops! Someone moved the “E” on my keyboard. Of course, should be “Divine” not “Diving.” Looks like some 8th graders are skipping school today.
;o)
To: Jedidah
Please, please, ask the mods to fix your headline.I fixed it.
Reluctantly.
It was a CLASSIC FR typo. (Do the kings get stuned when they hit the water?)
To: Davy Buck
Talking about Divine Right making a comeback, sounds like the democrat party. the acceptance of an elite make decisions for us, their attitude of "we know what's best for you" and "you need to be protected from yourself since you are an idiot" is very revolting and condescending.
Time for another Reagan type of revolution. I am old enough to remember that Jimmy Carter mentioned that we needed higher taxes and our standard of living needed to be reduced for the good of society. Good thing, we threw his @$$ out in 1980.
To: Davy Buck
The author makes an excellent point. I had an online conversation a while ago with a Liberal who insisted that Liberals were, in fact, better people than Conservatives. I asked him a number of questions like “Are you smarter, more compassionate, more loving,” etc. and is this a genetic thing or what? He answered yes to all of them. I then asked if all this is true, does that make Liberals a “master race” and he fell all over himself denying that he ever said any such thing. LOL! It just goes to show you: those who are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it.
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posted on
03/15/2010 7:49:05 AM PDT
by
Reaganesque
("And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not against revilers.")
To: CORedneck
To: Reaganesque
That is exactly what they think. Ask Margaret Senger.
To: Davy Buck
Yet another return of Plato and the philosopher-kings.
To: Admin Moderator
Only if they hit the water as the result of a moose-bite.
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posted on
03/15/2010 12:00:31 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Davy Buck
Well, it is spring break. Lucky you — what an excuse!
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posted on
03/15/2010 12:45:10 PM PDT
by
Jedidah
(Character, courage, common sense are more important than issues.)
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