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Title: Turtle Declares Himself Benign Dictator
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The Sudden Curve
URL Source: http://tonova.typepad.com/thesudden ... e/2005/03/im_the_king_of_.html
Published: Sep 20, 2008
Author: Turtle
Post Date: 2008-09-20 08:54:18 by Turtle
Keywords: None
Views: 432
Comments: 28
I hereby declare myself King of America. And all my new subjects had better take me seriously, otherwise I’ll quit and let the Democrats and Republicans back into power. And no one in his or her right mind wants that, right? Personally, I’d rather get a nice paper-cut on my lip with some lemon juice poured on it. As both the late Catholic anarchist Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, and Hans-Hermann Hoppe, have noted, a constitutional monarchy is far superior to any other form of government (it’s not perfect; it’s just the least of all the evils. No, that’s not true; the least evil would be no State at all, but I have serious doubts about that ever happening.) Kuehnelt-Leddihn wrote the relationship between a monarch and his citizens is much like that between fathers and children, and Hoppe has made persuasive arguments that since kings in a sense "own" the country, they’ll take better long-term care of it than a democracy, which invariably looks no further than the next election. Kuehnelt-Leddihn, quoting Rivarol, had this to say about the difference between monachy and democracy, "...a monarch can be a Nero or a Marcus Aurelius, the people collectively can be a Nero, but they can never, ever, be a Marcus Aurelius" (my view is that the population may expand, but intelligence might be a constant). He also wrote, in Leftism Revisited, "Outside of Switzerland, there has never been a republic that did not become a monarchy. Only the ignorant, the insular, or provincial can consider a republic or democracy – both antique forms of government – ‘modern,’ or a monarcy ‘obsolete.’" Hoppe writes this about democracy: " ...democracy has been the fountainhead of every form of socialism: of (European) democratic socialism and (American) liberalism and neo-conservatism as well as of international (Soviet) socialism, (Italian) fascism, and national (Nazi) socialism." He has this to say about monarchs: "...a king, because he ‘owns’ the monopoly [the country] and may sell or bequeath it, will care about the repercussions of his actions on capital values. As the owner of the capital stock on ‘his’ territory, the king will be comparatively future-oriented. In order to preserve or enhance the value of his property, he will exploit only moderately and calculatingly. In contrast, a temporary and interchangeable democratic caretaker does not own the country, but as long as he is in office he is permitted to use it to his advantage. He owns its current use but not its capital stock. This does not eliminate exploitation. Instead, it makes exploitation shortsighted (present-oriented) and uncalculated, i.e., carried out without regard for the value of the capital stock." Concerning the weasels who run democratic governments, he writes, "the selection of government rulers by means of popular elections makes it essentially impossible for a harmless or decent person to ever rise to the top. Presidents and prime ministers come into their position as a result of their efficiency as morally uninhibited demagogues. Hence, democracy virtually assures that only dangerous men will rise to the top of government." Friedrich Hayek noticed the same thing in chapter ten ("Why the Worst Get on Top") in his 1944 masterpiece, The Road to Serfdom, when he wrote that "the unscrupulous and uninhibited are likely to be more successful" in any society that sees government as the answer to society’s problems. "Seeing the government as the answer to society’s problems" is one of the best one-sentence definitions of democracy I’ve run across. Unfortunately, democracy is the worst form of government there is. One hundred million to two hundred million people were sacrificed in the "Age of Democracy" known as the 20th century. If you’ll look at history, you’ll find that King George III’s abuses of the American colonies were but a small fraction of what the – yech, blech, I can barely bring myself to say it – "federal" government does to the citizens today. We’d be far better off if the entire modern Black Thing just disappeared and George, as loopy as he was, was still king. My first action will to be to close down most of the government. Since the average serf – I mean American – is paying about 40% of his or her income to the government, out goes the IRS. No more tax-forms! People will pay no more than three percent of their income to the government. Maybe a sales tax. Department of "Education" – gone! All public schools are immediately closed down. All schools are now private. No more special interest groups mauling each other, trying by the force of law to impose their curriculum on students. Unfortunately, I’ll have to be a little harsh here and fire every leftist in every college. And every economics, history, law and political-science professor who doesn’t teach anything but the free market and political liberty. Alan Dershowitz can stand on a soapbox in a park and howl to his heart’s content (in England they call these kinds of people, quite correctly, "nutters"). Since all government will be a fraction of its current size, most judges can hit the streets and get honest jobs, instead of tranferring citizen’s wealth into the State’s pocket (Thomas Hobbes correctly noted, "Unnecessary laws are not good laws, but traps for money"). Any lawyer or judge who doesn’t understand the concept of Natural Law (what used to be called "the common law"), and doesn’t realize that law is discovered and not invented, is obviously unfit for the profession. Department of Energy – poof! The mud flats in Alaska are now open to exploration. And anywhere else in this country. If anyone is worried about pollution, companies will by law not be allowed to pollute anyone’s property. That’s what the law was supposed to do in the first place, but rarely did. It almost always looked the other way when businesses polluted people’s property. Said it was to protect people’s jobs, which were more important than other’s private property (never mind the fact that without private property there are very few jobs). More nuclear power plants will be built. If people don’t like that, then the unleasing of the free market will create all kinds of wonderful alternative ways to create energy. Maybe billions of flying squirrels on treadmills, trying to get up enough speed to take flight. All the troops we have in 144 countries – home they come! All political connections with other countries are now severed. If private businesses want to trade with foreign countries, fine. No more foreign aid, which almost always goes to the rulers anyway. Which they then used to oppress and murder their own impoverished citizens. All welfare is immediately ended. That means not just the "poor," but also corporate pigs sticking their snouts into the public trough. All the private charities that will spring up can help the poor to get back on their feet. No more subsidizing unmarried teenage girls to pop fatherless babies onto the public dole. If they can’t support them, then open the orphanages back up. They did a fine job in the past. All gun control laws are now repealed. Anyone can carry a weapon, concealed or unconcealed, in public. If people want to own Tommy guns, wonderful. They’re stupid weapons, anyway. You can’t hit anything with them. Shotguns are much better (machine guns make holes; shotguns make craters, or will even remove your head completely. So guess which one is legal now, and which one isn’t?) All drug laws are now repealed. No more sending billions to narco-terrorists in foreign countries. No more wasting billions trying to stop drugs from getting into the country. And no conscription, either, ever again. Waste all my valuable citizens in worthless foreign wars? Hey, they’ve got better things to do, like invent things and advance society. The Clintons will immediately be charged with treason and/or war crimes, as will Tom Daschle, Richard Gephardt, Chuck Schumer, Ted Kennedy, Janet Reno, Madeleine Albright, Henry Kissinger, and Robert McNamara. Richard Perle and Paul Wolfowitz will never work in any government agency again. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will be parachuted into Cuba. Okay, maybe I’m exceeding my authority, but cut me a little slack, will you? Even kings aren’t perfect. All illegals are now immediately deported. All Third World immigration is cut off except for the most educated or intelligent (hey, it’s my country, and I want the best, not the worst). Since the Democratic Party no longer exists, they can’t attempt to import the entire Third World into the U.S. in order to keep themselves in power, even if it will turn the entire nation into the Balkans. Not that they ever cared in the slightest. The airports are completely privatized! No more waiting in lines longer than football fields. No more pathetic – no, worthless!--attempts at security. If passengers and pilots want to carry pistols with frangible ammo onto the plane, that’s up to the airlines. If they want to fire Muslims wearing diapers on their heads, great! (If the Mideast is their "Holy Land," then it should be Paradise to live in. So why are they here, and in Europe?) All anti-discrimination laws are repealed (I’ll have to admit, it’s been a hoot watching airport "security" disrespect Americans with blond or red hair and blue or green eyes while Arabs loaded bombs, uh, I mean suitcases, into the luggage compartments of planes, or else inspected carry-ons to make sure weapons were, oops, I mean weren’t, allowed on. Such are the wonders of federal anti-discrimination laws.) All ridiculous rules and regulations hobbling the free market are now eliminated. The gold standard is reinstated. Inflation will cease to exist. Without inflation, the business cycle will disappear. No more recessions, and certainly no more depressions. All "federal" lands will become private. I might just give them away (and certainly not to the rich). In fact, all land will be privately owned, and none will be owned by any government. That includes all streets. So the meter dweebs can get real jobs. As annoying as the liberals and fascist/socialist war-mongering armchair-general neocons in the media are, I’ll still allow complete freedom of the press. However, since all liberals and necons are wusses, I will cork all of them on the arm and make them cry like girls. If anyone is abused by what little government is left, he or she can appeal to me directly. And believe me, I’ll almost always favor the citizen. Then I’ll go to the government official and kick him in his rearend. Just like Eric Cartmann in "South Park." Can anyone imagining any of this happening under any democracy? Nope. Not even in the next 50 years. How about a republic? Fat chance, since Lincoln started the destruction of it. See how great it is to have a King, even if he is a little eccentric? That’s enough for my first day as King. Then I’ll take a break and act the way royalty is supposed to act: gamble, drink, wear a tux and bowtie, try to look as mysterious and cool as Sean Connery when he played James Bond, fool around with the royal floozies, and wave to the crowds from my ducal Chevy Cavalier. But first, I have to find a gold cigarette case. Hey, it’s a hard job, but I’m more than willing to stay with it.
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#1. To: Turtle (#0)
Excellent "humor" with a few improvements. First and foremost, I would much prefer a Queen, (not that kind), say like Sarah Palin, over an Ugly Turtle. Secondly, a little reality humor is due. The haves helping the have nots has always been a myth. Lastly, throughout history there has always been those power seekers that seek the Throne. How would you maintain your "Crown". I would be a loyal subject to Queen Sarah, hang around the Castle a lot. Work for free.
Can I pack the parachutes?
It's the second mouse that gets the cheese
You're supposed to do your dirty laundry, not pack it into people's parachutes.
Freeper: I read, but do not understand, write, but make no sense, think, but nothing happens.
I am sure Turtle would allow you that honor. He would be a very gracious King. However I still prefer Queen Sarah.
I would impregnate about 100,000 women until my genes took over the world and everyone was like me! Turtle is handsome, by the way. Freeper: I read, but do not understand, write, but make no sense, think, but nothing happens.
Udder nonsense, unadulterated BS. I would suggest Dolly Parton be Imperial Adviser????? We want the best "talent" possible. All Turtles are ugly.
Handsome, smart, funny, charming. So there!
Freeper: I read, but do not understand, write, but make no sense, think, but nothing happens.
Now you've done it. You are just asking for those little reptiles to encircle you clawed foot to clawed foot with them singing that great turtle civil rights song, "We shell overcome." ;-)
No one ever going to allow a Turtle as King. No one. Of course if if your are a "BLACK TURTLE" you most likely would have an instant adoring following??????
Freeper: I read, but do not understand, write, but make no sense, think, but nothing happens.
See, dissension already and Turtle has only been in office an hour or so. You are prolly correct, if he calls on the crocs and allies and such to be his enforcers, I would be doomed. Damned turtles anyway, I was so happy being the downtrodden under the neocons, I miss 'em already.
Charlie... thanks but no thanks. :)) Did I mention 'nukilar' to you?
Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'
Could we compromise on Dolly for queen???? Dolly has her attri-beauts?????? Turtle can bloviate all he wants, Turtles are still ugly.
i'm amused
Do You Know What Freedom Really Means? Freedom4um.com
Christine, you might check out this thread to see if it should in fact be posted under ..."Turtle Nonsense"...
I would go for a dual monarchy. It was quite common during the waning days of the Roman empire.
Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'
Bout time some one did something constructive around here. I'm in.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" DON'T GIVE HER ANY IDEAS!!!
Freeper: I read, but do not understand, write, but make no sense, think, but nothing happens.
I'd welcome a benevolent dictatorship with plans like these.
A nation of mullets, ruled by inbred, moronic tyrants.
Turtle is adorably cute.
Freeper: I read, but do not understand, write, but make no sense, think, but nothing happens.
Yeah, I think I could vote for someone with the program you outlined.
Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end. Turtle as King? Perish the thought! Christine as Queen, on the other hand... I could live with that.
All the private charities that will spring up can help the poor to get back on their feet. No more subsidizing unmarried teenage girls to pop fatherless babies onto the public dole. If they can’t support them, then open the orphanages back up. They did a fine job in the past.
#2. To: Turtle (#0)
Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will be parachuted into Cuba.
#3. To: Flintlock (#2)
Can I pack the parachutes?
#4. To: Flintlock (#2)
#5. To: Cynicom (#1)
(Edited)
How would you maintain your "Crown".
#6. To: Turtle (#5)
Turtle is handsome, by the way.
#7. To: Cynicom (#6)
Udder nonsense, unadulterated BS.
#8. To: Cynicom (#6)
"All Turtles are ugly."
"You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's no longer in your power -- he's free again. Alexander Solzhenitsyn
#9. To: Turtle (#7)
#10. To: Cynicom (#9)
No one ever going to allow a Turtle as King.
#11. To: Ferret Mike, turtle (#8)
Now you've done it.
#12. To: Cynicom (#4)
However I still prefer Queen Sarah.
#13. To: a vast rightwing conspirator, turtle (#12)
Did I mention 'nukilar' to you?
#14. To: Cynicom (#9)
Of course if if your are a "BLACK TURTLE" you most likely would have an instant adoring following
#15. To: Turtle, Christine (#10)
#16. To: Cynicom (#13)
#17. To: Turtle (#0)
Hey, it’s a hard job, but I’m more than willing to stay with it.
#18. To: Cynicom, christine (#15)
"Turtle Nonsense"...
#19. To: Turtle (#18)
outstanding agenda bump
#20. To: Cynicom (#13)
Turtle can bloviate all he wants, Turtles are still ugly.
#21. To: Turtle (#0)
If anyone is abused by what little government is left, he or she can appeal to me directly. And believe me, I’ll almost always favor the citizen. Then I’ll go to the government official and kick him in his rearend. Just like Eric Cartmann in "South Park."
Lord Acton
#22. To: christine (#14)
 | Gold and silver are REAL money, paper is but a promise. |
#23. To: Elliott Jackalope (#22)
Your King orders you to beat your forehead against the floor until forgiven.
Turtle as King? Perish the thought!
Freeper: I read, but do not understand, write, but make no sense, think, but nothing happens.
#24. To: Turtle (#23)
Dio - One Night in the City Johnny was a dark child
He was promised to us all
But rides in the night, can lift you out of sight
When they call
Sally was a princess
She was chosen for the crown
But chains can't stop the sound
Of one night in the city
One night looking pretty
The someone opened doorways
And Johnny slipped away
Running for the bright, where dark is always light
But there's no day
The princess saw the dark child
And the dark child said her name
Come steal away, we'll play the game
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
#25. To: Turtle (#23) (Edited)
Ok, gotta admit, that made me laugh. I'd still prefer Christine as Queen though, for the following reasons. First, she's managed to keep this place from imploding, and has demonstrated good judgement and restraint while dealing with a motley assortment of characters ranging from the sublime (like myself) to the ridiculous (like, um... you). Second, I like her ideals and principles. Third, face it, she's a babe. If I'm going to have someone's face on my currency, I want that someone to be easy on the eyes, yanno? You, on the other hand, look like a pug. I mean, c'mon. Who's gonna swear fealty to a guy named after an amphibian who looks like a pug? Just not gonna happen. Sorry. But please accept our lovely parting gifts, consisting of a year's supply of Turtle Wax, several boxes of Rice-A-Roni, and the home version of our game.
| Gold and silver are REAL money, paper is but a promise. |
#26. To: Elliott Jackalope (#25)
Just in time, Elliot, thanks, right as I was about to sign the papers on the van I was going to buy and load up with leather trinkets I could sell at concerts and stock-car races.
Who's gonna swear fealty to a guy named after an amphibian who looks like a pug? Just not gonna happen.
And they write innumerable books; being too vain and distracted for silence: seeking every one after his own elevation, and dodging his emptiness. - T. S. Eliot
#27. To: Elliott Jackalope (#25)
Pffffttt!!!
You, on the other hand, look like a pug. I mean, c'mon. Who's gonna swear fealty to a guy named after an amphibian who looks like a pug? Just not gonna happen.
Freeper: I read, but do not understand, write, but make no sense, think, but nothing happens.
#28. To: Turtle (#27)
Ah, yes. That is an unfortunate side-effect of the Rice-A-Roni. Tasty stuff but, *phew*, it does tend to make one toot....
| Gold and silver are REAL money, paper is but a promise. |
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