In the Thompson Twins' song King for a Day we find out the utility of being King for a day is just not worth spending the time with his mate. But the question that's not addressed is, at what duration might being King be the same value? That is, is he hinting at an intersect point where the Utility of being with his mate is of equal value to his being King for that duration? Or if this duration exceeds his lifetime, it would never be plausible and we could correctly restate the lyrics as "for a lifetime". There is a trance song with just those lyrics.
There is perhaps a side effect of being King for just a Day. The unpreparedness, not having the proper upbringing or experience at the role, may be a source of detriment to one's honor. This is alluded to in the Faith No More album, "King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime".
What is with the trend for disregarding the laws of the country. Laws are what civilization are founded on. Instead of people breaking the laws, the correct procedure is to get the laws changed first, not break them and argue for the change after.
Mace Windu and Jar Jar Binks, two of the stupidest characters in the Star Wars saga. I don't know how Mace got on the Jedi Council, but it wasn't for perception. Followup: according to Clone Wars Volume 4, he could find shatterpoints. He was also a sole practitioner of Vapaad.
Jar Jar looks like a donkey, and as his actions in Episode II reveal, to be a complete ass.
This is not going to be good. >Yahoo news story regarding missles fired back and forth.
Are peace and justice antonyms? These words always seem to be used together. But can they really follow from each other?
Found an article that eloquently expresses the findings of history and the world. I think the best way to have a stable society is to outlaw Polygamy. For Polygamy removes the ability for men to find mates. Without mates to stabilize them (see insurance actuarial statistics, history of mercenary warfare, suicide bomber profiles), these men are opt to do anything, even the deporable or suicidal, for their career.
See the article in reason.