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[halgitamilf]

Aristocracy is commonplace in my world, though there are perhaps one or two exceptions. The majority of villages are governed by either a noble or religious figurehead; he or she in turn reports to the aristo overseeing that particular district of land, and any important information is passed on to the throne

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this is the first thing he writes upon returning to town

[goldenpathredux]

Lady Svala, we already have a government. Anything we create will only be an imitation of the Malnosso's existing structure. And what is the substance of their structure? Well here is something I am assured I will one day write that may or may not be illuminating to you.

You cannot understand history unless you understand its flowings, its currents and the ways leaders move within such forces. A leader tries to perpetuate the conditions which demand his leadership. Thus, the leader requires the outsider. I caution you to examine my career with care. I am both leader and outsider. Do not make the mistake of assuming that I only created the Church which was the State. That was my function as leader and I had many historical models to use a pattern. For a clue to my role as outsider, look at the arts of my time. The arts are barbaric. The favorite poetry? The Epic. The popular dramatic ideal? Heroism. Dances? Wildly abandoned. From Moneo's viewpoint, he is correct in describing this as dangerous. It stimulates the imagination. It

[halgitamilf]

Sir Leto, please note carefully the diction of my inquiry. I am fully aware of the futility of such a gesture; however, had I only desired objective replies I would not have posed that question in the first place.

[goldenpathredux]

My misreading shows me something even more interesting. You're looking for people's feelings on government.

Having grown up in the center of our galaxy's most virulent empire, I think government is a god: it requires worship, or at least a kind of blind trust to fix problems (problems the governer tends to amplify to perpetuate the conditions that require his rulership as a solution), and with that worship it grows, becomes more awe-inspiring in a feedback loop.

[halgitamilf]

What of rebellions? Are they merely a flaw in the system?