Buddy, that whole "Liberal democracy but with more racism" thing you're all about is a bridge to nowhere. One day you're gonna have to decide if your playboy lifestyle or your people are more important.https://twitter.com/RichardBSpencer/status/1054554111641710592 …
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Sounds excellent. On one hand, absolutism is a restatement of Christianity's view of humanity's relationship to God vis-a-vis sovereignty and first order principles of society and behavior. On the other, I hadn't quite grasped the full implications of such re modern dynamics.
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Will probably need to listen to again. On the interesting side, herein lies the reason God says that earthly Kings are a rejection of Himself. The earthly king stands in as avatar of the divine and so appropriates God's place in the natural order. The king may see himself as...
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beneath God, but the people see themselves as beneath a king in a fundamental and real sense. There's an appropriation of authority and power that can't be avoided in a monarchical system. In some sense, it's a failure to believe God is an active sovereign.
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I'd consider that a very old Testament view.
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Why yes, I would prefer an updated Judges model-Supreme Executive as agreement between God, God's people, and mantle barer that lasts as long as the barer remains fit to lead. Military Officer Corps, basically. Assumes a Christian Nation and is more complicated than hereditary..
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monarchy, but avoids the problem of hereditary monarchy's assumption of God's authority no matter how wicked and depraved the king or the king's descendants get.
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I prefer the Mandate of heaven theory and a concentration of executive authority to allow for ease of replacement of defective rulers.https://www.socialmatter.net/2018/06/03/a-parable/ …
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I essentially ascribe to the Mandate of Heaven theory too, but without a hereditary component. To assume the mandate as inheritance is the smallest step away from assuming the mandate as inherent possession which is the smallest step from assuming self as mandate's origin.
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