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ABSOLUTE MONARCHY

On October 28, 2016 by Dteb With 0 Comments - down to earth believer

“Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.. . . .” (The quote is from Winston Churchill, but note the words “it has been said,” which are in bold print. This seems to indicate that he was quoting an as yet unknown source.)

Some friends and I were talking politics over breakfast. We don’t usually do that. We find that it can compromise both our friendships and our digestion.

After several people had made comments on our two major party candidates there was a lull in the conversation. Of course, I couldn’t allow that!

So, I piped up and said, “I think we’re missing the main point: Our whole way of being governed is wrong.”

Fortunately, we had a fairly new guy in our circle of friends, and he unwisely asked me, “What do you mean?”

Ignoring the rolling eyeballs and raised eyebrows around the table, I continued.

“Our problem is that what we have a representative democracy. What we need is an absolute monarchy.”

Dead silence.

More dead silence.

Finally, someone said, “With you as king, I suppose?”

“No!” I replied with some force. “Most definitely not me!” I felt like a poker player who had already wagered more than he could afford to lose, so I plowed ahead. Go for broke, I said to myself.

“No, we would need a very special kind of person to be king. He would have to have all power and authority. He would also have to be absolutely humble. He would have to really and truly love his subjects, always having their best interests in mind. He would have to know everything.  He would also have to live forever, since another king would not be able to do as well.”
“You do have someone in mind, don’t you?” said another friend, with a wry smile.

“Yes—yes I do,” I said.

We finished our breakfast, and left to live in the next best form of government, until our true King returns from the exile we imposed by our sinfulness.

(More about the true King’s first visit in my next blog.)

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