silk for calde bumpersticker

Stephen Case06 Nov 2008, 17:51

Regarding the "Silk for Calde" bumpersticker: this is great! I will immediately print it off and attach to the back of my Metropolitan . . . that is, unless anyone has a version that looks a bit more "spray-painted" (or, I should say, "chalked"). Regarding the posts on politics, the first thing that struck me when I read Marc's post was also the exchange between Severian and Malrubius on the forms of government. To me (who doesn't know much about Gene's political leanings) this seems to me more of a summation of a Christian (or at least Catholic) view of the ideal government (realized, of course, in the Church). I think Gene might say something about Christians remembering that democracy isn't actually the most "Christian" form of government. Like Malrubius gets Severian to realize, it's monarchy. Of course, to a Christian the perfect monarch would be Christ. A simple interpretation, to be sure, but that's how this passage has always struck me: a very Chestertonian explanation of a Christian view of politics. -Steve

Paul B06 Nov 2008, 17:58

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Yes, white-on-black is about as close as I was able to get to a "chalked" feeling, assuming chalk is white. It's possible to get it a bit better by blurring the letter edges a bit, or swapping the black background for something close to shiprock, but if you're going to print it on a regular printer and view it from 10+ feet away, there's really little point. Paul

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On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Stephen Case <scase at olivet.edu> wrote: Regarding the "Silk for Calde" bumpersticker: this is great! I will immediately print it off and attach to the back of my Metropolitan . . . that is, unless anyone has a version that looks a bit more "spray-painted" (or, I should say, "chalked"). Regarding the posts on politics, the first thing that struck me when I read Marc's post was also the exchange between Severian and Malrubius on the forms of government. To me (who doesn't know much about Gene's political leanings) this seems to me more of a summation of a Christian (or at least Catholic) view of the ideal government (realized, of course, in the Church). I think Gene might say something about Christians remembering that democracy isn't actually the most "Christian" form of government. Like Malrubius gets Severian to realize, it's monarchy. Of course, to a Christian the perfect monarch would be Christ. A simple interpretation, to be sure, but that's how this passage has always struck me: a very Chestertonian explanation of a Christian view of politics. -Steve _______________________________________________

Ranjit Bhatnagar06 Nov 2008, 18:01

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I don't have a car, but I might put one outside my 3rd floor window to keep vampires away. - ranjit

Thomas Bitterman06 Nov 2008, 19:48

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On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 1:51 PM, Stephen Case <scase at olivet.edu> wrote: I think Gene might say something about Christians remembering that democracy isn't actually the most "Christian" form of government. Like Malrubius gets Severian to realize, it's monarchy.

Wolfe has been clear in the past that government by one's betters is the best form. See his comments on how Tolkien's elves are ruled. Enamel

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