Direct democracy like modern Switzerland please! But okay, I'll pick the Roman oligarchy.
Would you consider a weighted vote (certain people have stronger votes, based on some preset criteria) plausible or justifiable in a democratic society?
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Direct democracy like modern Switzerland please! But okay, I'll pick the Roman oligarchy.
Would you consider a weighted vote (certain people have stronger votes, based on some preset criteria) plausible or justifiable in a democratic society?
No.
Would you characterize the United States in 2015 as a democracy or a plutocracy?
Eh, I strongly suspect there isn't much real democracy in the States and I don't know how that impacts the democratic process globally, but not well I imagine. I would definitely call it a plutocracy over a democracy though.
Would you rather see WW3 fought against China, Russia, or the Arab world?
If there really has to be a WWIII, I would hope that only one side had nuclear weapons. So that leaves Russia and China out, right? But there would be alliances (Syria and Russia for example), so better not to have a WWIII.
Would you rather see Russia or China experience a new revolution from within?
If one of them has to have a revolution? China I suppose, but i don't know why either of them would have one. Revolutions are usually pretty bad.
Would you make fun of Russel Brand if you saw him right now? (I mean... His campaign revolved around telling people not to vote and now that Cameron has won he's crying about it)
Bonus question: What would you tell Ed Milliband if he accused you of acting in a "reckless and provocative manner"... several times?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jlTggc0uBA8
Yes, I meant: which of those players on the global stage would you less like to see implode with the prospects of an unstable or even fanatical provisional government replacing it? China, by the way, has had on and off rural violence (routinely crushed and seldom reported in the West) for year.Quote:
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Absolutely. Satire's a great way to get your point across (even if it makes YesNo think I'm a big meanie. :)).Quote:
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Ed who? ;-)Quote:
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If you were the real father of Prince William, would you tell everyone, or just quietly watch your seed ascend to Britannic majesty?
You mean the father of prince George? Haha if you do I wold definitely publish a tell-all book and make millions off the many sadsacks who care about the royal family. Plus that means I slept with Kate, and no, I'm not keeping that to myself.
Would you ever use the word 'myriad'?
Yes, I'm afraid so. I once used it in an epic doggerel I wrote about Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, though only because I needed a rhyme for "period."
Now Mistress Kate, accepting fate,
Sent out love letters myriad.
One day proofreading,
And little else heeding,
She noticed she was missing a period.
Hey, I never claimed to be a good poet!
Would you get a whole body transplant (in which you choose a new body from cryogenically preserved corpses) if it became possible and if you could afford it?
i like the word myriad, its right up there with plethora!
in exchange for my present body no, but possibly at the end of life in order to live another human lifetime...maybe.
would you?
Eh, I might.
Would you upload your consciousness to an indestructible, ever-youthful robot body?
No. If it was indestructible and could feel pain, I would run the risk of being put in a hellish situation (buried alive or thrown into a volcano, for example); but if it couldn't feel pain, then how could I feel pleasure? Plus it would probably make me insufferably arrogant, and I'm bad enough as it is. Better to take my chances with my faith.
If you could save only one species (aside from ours) from extinction, which would it be?
dogs.
Would you accept a knighthood - along with the Sir titles and blah blah? (And if so, state why)
I have zero chance of it ever happening, being from "across the pond" and "extreme Southwest Virginia. But yes, I would accept, because I don't feel it would be lightly given, it would be an honor bestowed on an admitted unworthy commoner.
Would you give up a title already yours, either by birthright or accomplishment to live the life of a common man?
No, I'd refuse it in the first place and live the life of an extraordinary man.
Would you feel good about yourself if you were internationally hailed as a hero for something you didn't really do? (There is no chance that this fact will ever be known).
Of course not, and I would tell people I hadn't actually done anything worth celebrating.
Assuming you are a king and your wife is guilty of treason against you through taking your best friend as a lover, and your bastard son and nephew insist on bringing them both to justice -which means being burnt at the stake- while you have sworn absolutely to uphold the law in all situations, making no exceptions for yourself; would you place enough security at the site where your wife is to be burned to keep out your aforementioned best friend (who is also the best knight in the world) should he attempt to intervene, or would you place only enough security that he is certain to overcome and kill them in his bid to rescue his lover, your wife? Essentially sacrificing all of the men placed on security.
Bonus question: One of your nephews wishes to stand guard, do you allow this even though the inevitable result of his death is an unrelenting and destructive feud?