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#aristocracy — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social

    Unless you are wealthy, The #US is now largely what we used to call a "third world nation".

    #Kleptocracy
    #Fascism
    #oligarchy
    #EpsteinClass

    #theocracy and #Propaganda are tools of the #aristocracy to impoverish and disable #civilSociety

    And fuck #philanthropy btw.

    #Billionaires should be taxed at 90% and we could spend it on infrastructure, #renewable power generation, infrastructure, and hardening..

  2. A quotation from Twain

    The question as to whether there is such a thing as divine right of kings is not settled in this book. It was found too difficult. That the executive head of a nation should be a person of lofty character and extraordinary ability, was manifest and indisputable; that none but the Deity could select that head unerringly, was also manifest and indisputable; that the Deity ought to make that selection, then, was likewise manifest and indisputable; consequently, that He does make it, as claimed, was an unavoidable deduction. I mean, until the author of this book encountered the Pompadour, and Lady Castlemaine, and some other executive heads of that kind; these were found so difficult to work into the scheme, that it was judged better to take the other tack in this book (which must be issued this fall), and then go into training and settle the question in another book. It is, of course, a thing which ought to be settled, and I am not going to have anything particular to do next winter anyway.

    Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
    Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Preface

    More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/84562/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #twain #marktwain #aconnecticutyankee #connecticutyankee #anointing #aristocracy #blessing #divinefavor #divineright #government #kings #nobility #rule #rulership #superiority #monarchy #autocracy

  3. Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
    "Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords."

    "On Tuesday night members of the upper chamber dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited seats in Parliament along with their aristocratic titles."
    apnews.com/article/uk-house-of
    #aristocracy #nobility #privilege #democracy #legitimacy #parliament #British #monarchy

  4. 🇬🇧 #Britain finally boots out the aristocratic freeloaders after centuries of posh tea parties and crown polishing. 🎩👋 The nobles are probably confused, wondering why anyone would want "democracy" when they had such nice wigs. 🤔👑
    apnews.com/article/uk-house-of #Aristocracy #Democracy #Change #Nobility #HackerNews #ngated