Gene Wolfe's Politics

brunians at brunians.org · 26 Mar 2009, 19:25 · from 2009-March.txt.gz

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From: brunians at brunians.org (brunians at brunians.org)
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:25:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: (urth) Gene Wolfe's Politics
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A good practical place to start.

You can only make a new tax if you remove two others: you can only raise a
tax if you reduce other taxes by twice the amount.




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> A rather overly narrow interpretation of what constitutes a "burden",
> however.
>
> --
> "When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about
> to set." -- Lin Yutang
>
>
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>> Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:22:05 -0400
>> From: brunians at brunians.org
>> To: jsmith2627 at att.net; urth at lists.urth.net
>> CC: urth at urth.net
>> Subject: Re: (urth) Gene Wolfe's Politics
>>
>> Cut two taxes when you lay one sounds like an excellent rule.
>>
>>
>> .
>>
>> > Rereading  "On Blue's Waters," I came upon some of Horn's reflections
>> on
>> > being a ruler:   "My advisors, who are all good, well-intentioned men,
>> are
>> > forever suggesting that I get down to business, although they never
>> phrase
>> > it quite so baldly.  If action must be taken, they want it taken now,
>> > immediately...Immediate action is the soul of war, as I learned many
>> years
>> > ago by observing General Mint.  It is not the soul of peace...When a
>> new
>> > burden must be laid upon the people, we should remove two, and look
>> very
>> > carefully, first, at those we have chosen to remove.  Those who sail
>> fast
>> > do not sail for long, while what is written with great rapidity is
>> rarely
>> > read--or worth reading."  (OBW, Chap. 7)
>> >
>> > Horn expresses--I think--Gene Wolfe's view, a view of true
>> conservatism.
>> > Our present society is certainly not perfect, but change should be
>> slow
>> > and careful, lest we create something worse.
>> >
>> >
>> > Best wishes,
>> >
>> > Jack
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