There are ways to deal with such people, Nemo.
We had one here a while back, a king. Got a bit uppity and out of order, so we chopped the bugger's head off.
The French did something similar a little over 200 years ago, but they did their beheading wholesale.
I sometimes think we should have done a few more while the axe was still sharp.
But the possiblity of a population uprising is always present, and that's what scares people like Bush and co. so much.
There's a reason that education systems are proving to be rubbish, and governments are lowering pass grades. That is to keep the people stupid. A stupid population is far easier to control than an educated one.
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