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Wounded Bear

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7. Yeah, that's pretty much a myth...

Reply to Dave Bowman (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 18, 2025, 02:53 PM

Oct 18

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unfortunately propagated recently in the Lord of the Rings movies. I love the movies, but I know enough to treat the "Return of the King" mythologically, not literally.

Sadly, many cultures around the world still cling to that old myth of the "good king." Real life is much more likely to follow Macciavelli's The Prince.

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'No Kings' is fine and easy. But...doesn't capture it for me. He's not a benevolent, smart autocrat. He couldn't [View all] wiggs Oct 18 OP

It should be No Fascists n/t leftstreet Oct 18 #1

Like that better than No Kings. Silent Type Oct 18 #2

The majority of Americans think "fascists" is hyperbolic. meadowlander Oct 18 #5

What happened to the No Oligarchs thing? leftstreet Oct 18 #6

Too cerebral for most of us... Wounded Bear Oct 18 #9

Kings were rarely, if ever, benevolent. The vast majority were just like him or worse. Dave Bowman Oct 18 #3

Yeah, that's pretty much a myth... Wounded Bear Oct 18 #7

Don't care what you call it Keepthesoulalive Oct 18 #4

It's catchy, though. carpetbagger Oct 18 #8

Yes, understand the meme. Lots of signs today included No Kings...good. I just wish conversations in MSM wiggs Oct 18 #11

He doesn't care about America, true. intheflow Oct 18 #10

Way to split hair nt GenThePerservering Oct 18 #12

It's not about him. Swede Oct 18 #13

No kings is exactly the kind of slogan we need, but have largely been unable to generate. Ms. Toad Oct 18 #14