The Ultimate Answer to Kings: We may be ignorant rubes, Barry, but we're not stupid. And we worry about YOU.

They say that Louis XIV had the inscription Ultima Ratio Regum cast into all the cannon of the French Army. It means "The Ultimate Argument of Kings," and that always struck me as one of the most honest and up-front things any ruler or would-be ruler ever said. "We can dress it up prettier than this, but when it comes down to the unvarnished truth this is what it's about: You'll do as I say or I'll send my goons to kill you."

I thought about that for a long time. If there's an ultimate argument, it seems only logical that there must be an ultimate answer. For years I thought the ultimate answer must be the bullets in my rifle, but it never seemed quite right. I've got bullets - he's got frigging Cannon Balls. I mean, if there were three hundred million rifles throwing bullets at him, then maybe. But we all know that's not going to happen. So if there's an ultimate answer to his ultimate argument, it sure as hell ain't bullets.

It finally came to me - and that's when I left the city, abandoned a goodly percentage of my goods, and gave all that was behind me a good, stiff Randian Shrug.

The ultimate answer to kings is not a bullet, but a belly laugh.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

We may be ignorant rubes, Barry, but we're not stupid. And we worry about YOU.

H/T to GunRights4US.

2 comments:

Mayberry said...: 69% of Americans understand that you can't keep paying the bills with credit cards. What a moron. A condescending moron!; July 12, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Underground Carpenter said...: Hi Joel,

Ever since this guy came outa nowhere, all I've heard is what a silver-tongued orator he is. I think he stutters, stumbles over words, and like Craig says, is condescending to the point of insult. And in spite of his reputation as being intelligent (well, maybe, compared to Bush), I doubt he can read beyond a 4th grade level.

Dave; July 14, 2011 at 3:24 AM