SC - Arguing with the Crown

[Elaine Koogler]

Brother, you just said a mouthful!  As usual, you drive directly to the point.

Kiri

Siegfried Heydrich wrote:

>     And sometimes, it's a matter of feeling that as Crowns, they have to DO
> something about a situation. In all too many cases, it's without checking to
> make sure that what the situation is what it's presented as being. I've
> watched over and over as Crowns are led about by the nose by their
> 'friends'. Over the years, I've seen a great many people bushwacked because
> of a secret whispering campaign conducted by those who have gained access to
> the Royal Ear.
>     There's a tendency for the populace to assume that a Crown is a)
> omniscient, b) omnipotent, and c) omibenevolent. In fact, a King gets to be
> King simply because he can beat the crap out of everybody else on a given
> day, and a Queen gets to be Queen because he chose her to be his consort.
> For better or ill, God help the poor SoB who chooses, well, poorly . . . I
> remember one King who kept his testes in a cup next to the Queen's bed, and
> only got them back when they stepped down. Of course, by then, they had
> atrophied due to lack of use, but I suppose you'll have that. Any personal
> failing or repressed urges are allowed total free reign once the Crown is
> set upon the brow, the repercussions notwithstanding. Why do they do what
> they do? Because they can, and there's nothing you, I, or the Pope can do
> about it.
>     The BoD, which is supposed to act as a check on possible excesses, is so
> ossified and unwilling to actually find out what is going on that they may
> as well be living in the Land of the Lotus Eaters. It's always a sad thing
> to watch people of worth and integrity being reduced to mere bureaucrats.
> Dante overlooked an entire Bolgia, here, or perhaps it's that the soulless
> paper shufflers just weren't worthy enough to rate a place in hell, and were
> to be cast out into the places where good and evil just don't matter, as
> long as the proper forms were filed out.
>
>     Sieggy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > Sadly, I've also seen people start out with the positive attitude that
> > they are going to do what people want, and then, after being told by
> > innumerable people to do innumerable different, conflicting things, throw
> > their hands up in the air and say, "I can't please you people" and stop
> > listening.
>
> > > No problem.  I only wish that your philosophy could be instituted as
> "required
> > > reading" for incipient Crowns...or anyone contemplating fighting for
> Crown.
> > > Unfortunately many people take on positions of power or authority (Great
> > > Offices, Crowns, Coronets, etc.) with the idea that they will be able to
> do what
> > > they want and be answerable to no one except themselves...and maybe a
> corporate
> > > office.
>
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