Full Games List
Featured Games
New Games
Reviews
Media
Images
Blogs
Game Updates
Images Feedback Summary
Game Design Highlights
Tutorials
Articles
Scripts
Utilities / Plugins
Resources
Engines
Engine Bulletins
What is Makerscore?
Past Events
Achievements
Misaos
Forums
Post History
Chat
New to RMN?
Full Store List
RMN Music Pack (free)
KING OF AMERICA
Posts
Pages:
1
bigtime
674
bigtime
View playlists
CloseSo I often play rps because I like the idea of knights serving their king. Following codes and living honorably. I guess my question is, how different would America be if ruled by a king, whos word is law, instead of everyone having a voice. I'm sure our freedom would be different. Is as much freedom as we have always a good thing? Look at our society, does it not seem to get worse and worse? If we had a just king instead of congress and what not, would society be better? Would crime be down? How would you feel living for a King, as most of the characters we often play as do? In this day and age would a King even work? Totaly crazy thought, I know, but something I've often thought about because of my love of rpgs. So I wanted to know fellow rpg fans thoughts. Feel free to post your thoughts and flames freely. As I'm tough sitting behind my keyboard and you wont see me cry.
We seem to do okay with a queen. Just sayin'. :P
(also we totally don't because the UK was like the first country into the recession and one of the only ones still in it but POLITICS)
(also we totally don't because the UK was like the first country into the recession and one of the only ones still in it but POLITICS)
Shinan
4314
Dictatorships eh. Well I suppose you could look at other dicatorships. Maybe if it was of the medieval model with feudalism then it would be really crazy!
When it comes to politics I always want to go to a place were there are no humans, and live by myself in nature... then I watch Man V.S Wild and I change my mind.
Well if it was an RPG king, I think things would be great : he's always the nicest person and frankly, exept for the games of a few "weirdos", everyone seem extremely content, happy, rich and free! As for real life monarchy, you know how it goes : "power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely"!
Shinan
4314
author=chana
Well if it was an RPG king, I think things would be great : he's always the nicest person
I thought that RPG kings were usually possessed by demons or something and plunging the land into some kind of despair that the rpg heroes have to clear up.
bigtime
674
Man vs wild is awesome. See Chana I agree that power could indeed corrupt, then we would be in trouble. Also Shinan is right, demon possessed kings always seem to be a problem. Trihan thats pretty interesting.
How does it go? There is no Knowledge that is not Power. There is no Power without Control. There is no Control without... um... I forget. "Practice", possibly. I'm probably getting something wrong, though.
But yeah, chana's onto something with "absolute power corrupts absolutely".
But yeah, chana's onto something with "absolute power corrupts absolutely".
We were thinking of addressing the president as "Your Highness" back in the day before we settled on "Mr. President", just saying.
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
5958
After the Revolutionary War, the founding fathers actually approached George Washington and asked him if he wanted to be the king. He said no. If someone asked me if I wanted to be King of America I would have a hard time saying no.
Monarchies do pretty good when there's a good monarch and pretty bad when there's a bad monarch. The more people you distribute the power to, the less likely changes are, for better or worse.
Monarchies do pretty good when there's a good monarch and pretty bad when there's a bad monarch. The more people you distribute the power to, the less likely changes are, for better or worse.
Billwilliams
1159
Kings do occasionally get their heads cut off. Presidents however can always pass the buck on to someone else.
bigtime
674
author=LockeZ
After the Revolutionary War, the founding fathers actually approached George Washington and asked him if he wanted to be the king. He said no. If someone asked me if I wanted to be King of America I would have a hard time saying no.
Monarchies do pretty good when there's a good monarch and pretty bad when there's a bad monarch. The more people you distribute the power to, the less likely changes are, for better or worse.
I agree with this. Its pretty much how I feel.
author=Billwilliams
Kings do occasionally get their heads cut off. Presidents however can always pass the buck on to someone else.
LOL
author=BillwilliamsThey can also get shot.
Presidents however can always pass the buck on to someone else.
author=bigtime
Man vs wild is awesome.
Agree, but I would totally be dead if I was him. Also, I prefer to be opressed by a corrupt king/president/congress/god/dog/etc... than drink my pee.
author=LockeZ
Monarchies do pretty good when there's a good monarch and pretty bad when there's a bad monarch. The more people you distribute the power to, the less likely changes are, for better or worse.
I've always been of the opinion that a monarchy with a good monarch is better than any other form of government any day of the week. (￣▽￣)ノ
Shinan
4314
author=Billwilliams
Kings do occasionally get their heads cut off.
I don't know. Princes, pretenders and queens are much more likely to get their heads cut off (by order of the king). I mean who orders the king decapitated?
bigtime
674
author=Shinanauthor=BillwilliamsI don't know. Princes, pretenders and queens are much more likely to get their heads cut off (by order of the king). I mean who orders the king decapitated?
Kings do occasionally get their heads cut off.
The jealous brother/uncle does. He tricks the prince into it, then gets rid of the prince, and takes the throne. I think I got this off the Lion King, and half the rpgs.
Pages:
1
