9. The hero of the novel, Blackford Oakes, is a transparent Buckley stand-in (isolationist, prep school, Yale, CIA). Like Buckley, he was spanked in an English boarding school. Unlike Buckley (I think), Oakes gets his revenge by spanking the Queen (an alt-world Queen).
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It's weird because America prides itself on the fact that it removed the shackles of the Monarchy, but then went and created an entire system that rewards people for being born into privilege.
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Also, Blackford Oates enjoyed the Queen's charms, for a night....
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That's in the audio.
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I would rather watch the Snyder cut.
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Thanks for this
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Hi! please find the unroll here: 1. Really good thread on how fundamental anti-monarchism is to USA… https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1373282634449625091.html … Enjoy :)
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