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01-17-1999, 04:50 AM #1Kenneth GauckGuest
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Consent means voluntary allowance of what is planned or done by another. It
does not mean active support. It does mean the absense of resistance.
Its not a question of overturning a regent. Its a matter of lots of
"nusiance" random events, esp rebellion and bandits, and those which suggest
a discontented peasantry. While no single difficulty is a real problem,
they add up and weaken the regent. Consider how in Shakespear (very period)
unable or illegitimate kings (Richard II, Henry IV, Richard III) have alot
of bad luck, and their throne seems shaky. Henry IV was an able man, and
his usupation replaced an obviously inferior king (Richard II). But
Hentry's throne was never seccure (lots of diversionary random events
draining away his resouerces). Henry V, though decended from a usurper, was
himself legitimate and very able, hence good fortune was his hallmark. And
so on.
Kenneth Gauck
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From: Whalejudge@aol.com
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Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [BIRTHRIGHT] - peasent uprising [was --I recant (sort of)]
>I disagree with the notion BR deals with governments based on consent. The
>rule of a BR regent is based on blooded power--consent and support of the
>peasantry is useful but not necessary. Ghoere's peasantry lack the power
to
>take the land away from the Baron. While they might very well support a
new
>ruler, a regent does not need their consent.
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01-22-1999, 01:54 PM #2Jeff DunnettGuest
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Remember that peseants, don't just have to rebel because they hate the
ruler. They can rebel for a number of different reasons, food
shortages, poor treatment from the nobility, and constantly fighting
in wars that they are losing. A perfect example of this is the French
Revolution. The people of France loved their King. Louis XVI was
known as "Louis the Well Beloved". The revolution was lead by the
middle class who manipulated the peseants. All the leaders of the
revolution wanted was an end to priviledge. All I wanted to say was
that, not all rebellions are against the King.
Another thing I might, and it has to do with the subject of
troops and law. The French Revolution would not have been succesfull
if the army hadn't supported the revolution. So it makes perfect
sense that if you have a number of troops you have an affect on the
loyalty of a province.
Just my two cents.
Jeff
- ---Kenneth Gauck wrote:
>
> Consent means voluntary allowance of what is planned or done by
another. It
> does not mean active support. It does mean the absense of resistance.
>
> Its not a question of overturning a regent. Its a matter of lots of
> "nusiance" random events, esp rebellion and bandits, and those which
suggest
> a discontented peasantry. While no single difficulty is a real
problem,
> they add up and weaken the regent. Consider how in Shakespear (very
period)
> unable or illegitimate kings (Richard II, Henry IV, Richard III)
have alot
> of bad luck, and their throne seems shaky. Henry IV was an able
man, and
> his usupation replaced an obviously inferior king (Richard II). But
> Hentry's throne was never seccure (lots of diversionary random events
> draining away his resouerces). Henry V, though decended from a
usurper, was
> himself legitimate and very able, hence good fortune was his
hallmark. And
> so on.
>
> Kenneth Gauck
> c558382@earthlink.net
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Whalejudge@aol.com
> To: birthright@MPGN.COM
> Date: Saturday, January 16, 1999 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: [BIRTHRIGHT] - peasent uprising [was --I recant
(sort of)]
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>
> >I disagree with the notion BR deals with governments based on
consent. The
> >rule of a BR regent is based on blooded power--consent and support
of the
> >peasantry is useful but not necessary. Ghoere's peasantry lack the
power
> to
> >take the land away from the Baron. While they might very well
support a
> new
> >ruler, a regent does not need their consent.
>
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