[MUD-Dev] Trouble Makers or Regular Citizens

[David Bennett]

On 4/11/00, at 4:43 PM, Chris Lloyd wrote: 

>But people rally behind dictators. The concept of dictatorship works, if
the
>ruler is a good man. The English king, Richard the Lionheart is always
said
>to have been a good man, and spent years fighting to free Jerusalem from
>Turkish rule. He is said to be a hero. But he was a dictator - He said
>'jump', and people jumped. The difference between him and Attila the Hun
is
>that he made what were seen to be 'good' decisions. He was seen to have
>honour.

Yes...  Although he had a lot of public support, he was not actually a very
good king.  He spent a lot more money than the country actually had, was
never actually in the country...  He ended creating the whole problem that
led to the Magna Carta, because John had to tax people more to make up for
the money that Richard had lost.

Public perception is quite different to 'good' usualy.

Good luck!
David.



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