You said: “I am a monarchist”
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I am not surprised, but will never understand that perspective. My very nature is against it. It is against every element of my being.
Nothing connected with my faith or education allows me to accept that position as being rational or fair.
As a young man I flirted with libertarianism until I saw where that lead. For a few years I read a magazine named “Chronicles” until I finally saw what they really advocated. I admired the grasp of history that some of the Paleo Conservatives (their own term) had. Until I saw where it lead. Since then I have been totally repulsed by that group.
I still consider myself a paleo-libertarian, but I also realize that true and consistent respect for property right leaves no alternative but monarchy as a just form of social organization (*). Of course, monarchy cannot grow out of nothing: a robust feudal society, where local power is contractual rather than appointed or elected is necessary before a monarch can emerge. A dominant Christian religion is likewise necessary.
Needless to say, neither feudalism or monarchy has anything to do with ideological authoritarianism, let alone totalitarianism. Whatever the king does not own, — and outside of his personal property he owns the national infrastructure, — is owned by a private individual. The royal power is authoritarian only in the sense that it is not elected, and thank God for that.
I haven’t read Arendt, and am not likely to read it in the future.