tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544356010661157280.post4209679185183550131..comments2024-03-19T09:03:35.497-07:00Comments on Democracy and Class Struggle: Thomas Paine on monarchy and hereditary succession is relevant in 2011Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544356010661157280.post-1842917223053395262011-06-28T07:06:06.769-07:002011-06-28T07:06:06.769-07:00America has a metaphoric monarchy and our kings ar...America has a metaphoric monarchy and our kings are named Bill Gates and Warren Buffett as they sit on their thrones while the unemployed exhaust benefits and live out of their cars. Deborah JeffriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544356010661157280.post-86470214106848577402011-06-27T09:33:54.052-07:002011-06-27T09:33:54.052-07:00I found Mr. Paine's words riveting and most ap...I found Mr. Paine's words riveting and most appicable to today's modern world. I have strong contempt for royalty from any nation of peoples for it is the commoners or subjects that often live in substandard living conditions. In America we may not have a literal monarchy but rather a metaphoric monarchy ultra wealthy and privileged social class who believes themselves to be kings and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com