Excellent (long) essay on the emotional appeal of kings in Tolkien and ISIS, the Cosplay Caliphate https://aeon.co/essays/the-appeal-of-isis-isn-t-so-far-from-that-of-tolkien … 
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Historical ambivalence makes nobility both attractive and horrifying as a personal quality. http://approachingaro.org/nobility pic.twitter.com/2blYeRVGOC
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