tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post8285621975151536455..comments2023-11-03T07:23:30.909-05:00Comments on The Monarchist 2.0: O Magnum MysteriumUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-22140817774865483132007-04-05T13:21:00.000-05:002007-04-05T13:21:00.000-05:00Did you know that England, Monarchical England, is...Did you know that England, Monarchical England, is a Republic! She was! John Aylmer saw the similarities between Sparta and England. They both had mixed government.<BR/><BR/>Here is the true definition of a republic: <A HREF="http://www.internet-encyclopedia.org/index.php/Classical_definition_of_republic" REL="nofollow">The Classical definition of republic</A> Make sure you read the most of the links to really understand it. There is also over 120 footnotes to it. <BR/><BR/>Happy Enlightenment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-79229156812825200732007-03-26T03:32:00.000-05:002007-03-26T03:32:00.000-05:00Anonymous can come on over to Unpopular Opinions i...Anonymous can come on over to <A HREF="http://unpopops.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Unpopular Opinions</A> if he is truly interested in discussing the theological merits of monarchy. Great blog!A. M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10561861834161207823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-19768319028424999992007-03-15T19:58:00.000-05:002007-03-15T19:58:00.000-05:00Mea culpa Swift.Canterbury has a flag? That's not ...Mea culpa Swift.<BR/><BR/>Canterbury has a flag? That's not four red bars?Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-70975756246935655072007-03-14T23:02:00.000-05:002007-03-14T23:02:00.000-05:00CanicusChristianity supports the monarchy? How do...Canicus<BR/><BR/>Christianity supports the monarchy? How do you get that idea? Christ was the antithesis of the earthly king. His message was to the simple fishermen not the Herod and his ilk. The Roman Ceasars did their best irradicate the Christian faith. Peter even wrote that all believers are a part of the royal priesthood. Paul wrote that in Christ Jesus there is no Jew or Greek, Male or Female, no slave nor freeman. All are one. How does that support Monarchy other than the ONE TRUE MONARCHY?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-9278408959229158202007-03-14T21:57:00.000-05:002007-03-14T21:57:00.000-05:00Heh. I believe that's U-N-C-O-U-T-H, Lewis. How un...Heh. <BR/>I believe that's U-N-C-O-U-T-H, Lewis. How uncouth. :-)<BR/><BR/>And I agree with Scott, even so, it is ugly. The new Canterbury flag was supposed to be based on the old one, which I love, and it's ugly too. Just because the original is sublime doesn't mean the imitation comes up to scratch.Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605545304782841038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-69345200544675802912007-03-14T15:23:00.000-05:002007-03-14T15:23:00.000-05:00There's one on the front page of my website. With ...There's one on the front page of my website. With my mother standing in front of it. Damn uncooth colonials...Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-23492471428423427352007-03-14T14:28:00.000-05:002007-03-14T14:28:00.000-05:00What? That I've seen the Union flag? Or that I thi...What? That I've seen the Union flag? Or that I think it looks like a badly built jigsaw?Bearhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927373498537533968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-85633237607339944022007-03-14T09:30:00.000-05:002007-03-14T09:30:00.000-05:00I find that hard to believe.I find that hard to believe.mrcawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762566258901538306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-12144484581805258922007-03-13T21:58:00.000-05:002007-03-13T21:58:00.000-05:00Oh I've seen it all right, Scott. And I still thin...Oh I've seen it all right, Scott. And I still think it looks like something out of Mondrian's learning phase.Bearhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927373498537533968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-31797029768588300332007-03-13T20:52:00.000-05:002007-03-13T20:52:00.000-05:00Well, the 74 "NZ" logo is based on the Union Flag....Well, the 74 "NZ" logo is based on the Union Flag. The Union flag doesn't have the same rotational symmetry though.Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-2287556582863039092007-03-13T20:47:00.000-05:002007-03-13T20:47:00.000-05:00Geometric nightmare?! Not sure you've ever seen th...Geometric nightmare?! Not sure you've ever seen the flag if you quite believe that.mrcawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762566258901538306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-598060241575160562007-03-13T20:44:00.000-05:002007-03-13T20:44:00.000-05:00As opposed to the geometric nightmare that is the ...As opposed to the geometric nightmare that is the Union Flag, you mean?Bearhunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927373498537533968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-422317788720889282007-03-13T20:21:00.000-05:002007-03-13T20:21:00.000-05:00Well it's a bloody awful logo. And unsurprising th...Well it's a bloody awful logo. And unsurprising that something so badly designed appeals to a republican.mrcawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762566258901538306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-54663515235414960772007-03-13T20:19:00.000-05:002007-03-13T20:19:00.000-05:00Bahahaha! It's the logo of the 1974 British Common...Bahahaha! It's the logo of the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Scott! Oh, that's too funny.Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-68350824274812123762007-03-13T18:35:00.000-05:002007-03-13T18:35:00.000-05:00Crumbs that's an ugly republican logo. I hope Lewi...Crumbs that's an ugly republican logo. I hope Lewis can at least concede that we have imagery on our side.mrcawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762566258901538306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-12706662507757881732007-03-13T17:04:00.000-05:002007-03-13T17:04:00.000-05:00I don't want to destroy him. I want him to repent ...I don't want to destroy him. I want him to repent his seditious impulses, and return to his true allegiance. Failing that, I will settle for keeping up.Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605545304782841038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-45049413856132908062007-03-13T16:44:00.000-05:002007-03-13T16:44:00.000-05:00Destroyed me? I'm still here, and still a republic...Destroyed me? I'm still here, and still a republican...Lewis Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14732618881212335191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-15406496000760759632007-03-13T15:31:00.000-05:002007-03-13T15:31:00.000-05:00I want to re-emphasise that this is not the end of...I want to re-emphasise that this is not the end of the series; I have rationalistic and pragmatic arguments by the bucket-load, but I want to hammer this point, because I think that as the Pope pointed out in Regensberg a while ago, the modern definition of reason is unnecessarily narrow. Reason is about truth, and human beings, not just about the construction of logical syllogisms.Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605545304782841038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-91282728177366966792007-03-13T11:38:00.000-05:002007-03-13T11:38:00.000-05:00Bravo Swift! You have destroyed him.Bravo Swift! You have destroyed him.mrcawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762566258901538306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-943991924727101342007-03-13T09:31:00.000-05:002007-03-13T09:31:00.000-05:00Good work, Swift! You're absolutely correct when y...Good work, Swift! You're absolutely correct when you point out that republicans are not so much rational as rationalistic, which is to say a fanatical adherence to their own unaided reason that rejects the wisdom of the ages, the natural exprience born of tradition (though admittedly, not all traditions are good). So well done on articulating that truth is far more than merely subjective reasoning.The Monarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362198840081512460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3390382704873671828.post-42665265028408027642007-03-13T06:29:00.000-05:002007-03-13T06:29:00.000-05:00I look forward to your more "rationalistic" argume...I look forward to your more "rationalistic" arguments. Perhaps it will address some of my reservations on the matter. I want to address and better understand monarchy. Unfortunately, the only experience I have is what I see on the web, my own mental gymnastics, and history. Naturally, I have a lot of reservations about the issue, and your debates address some of those, and one of the more acute ones is precisely the reductionalist model of politics I've learned growing up.<BR/><BR/>I want to see you debate this more because I 1). perceive that a philosophical sham has been hoisted on my politics with some of the presuppositions either being outright fraudulent or contradictory, 2). Christian theology and tradition unambiguously favors monarchy, as does its view of humanity, 3). based on my own observation the egalitarian philosophy is not only unworkable but against nature, and 4). I'm convinced the age of liberal democracies is closing, although I'm not sure how long that will take, and we need to think about the alternatives before a "monarchy" like those of Hitler, Mussolini, or Stalin take root (these sorts of governance, despite their right/left differences, are the natural end of republics).<BR/><BR/>Keep arguing; I'm enjoying the read, and even if I can't find all the points strong, I do find some of them strong. That fact, coupled with your historical anecdotes makes it worth reading and informative. It'll be interesting to see the conclusion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com