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Recent Articles about Bristol MiscellaneousA Marxist History of the World in 45 Minutes May 20 13 Bristol Socialist Caucus - May May 17 13 From Bristol With Love #19 bristol |
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 Saturday April 21, 2012 21:53 by Durston Fletcher. frombristolwithlove at riseup dot net
 On this weeks show weeks show we have guest Dean Forest from the Forest of Dean. He fills us in on ''Who killed the bears'', the Wilderness Centre, HOOF and much, much more. We cover the Bristol Mayor vote and the candidates. Stephen Williams (yawn) and George Ferguson (yawn). And who would get our vote Ian Holloway. Paul Massey is going for Mayor of Salford. The Competition Commision (not a 90s rap group). Local music from Mayans, Djibouti and Mark Steward If your in a local band please send your tracks to localbandslocalmusic@gmail.com To listen click on the link below. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3listened, thought it were great and laughed out loud
it made me laugh, thanks
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Machiavelli said tyrants do not care if they are hated so long as those below them do not love each other
lol and lol
come on you know you want to be mayor!
Mac: "Machiavelli said tyrants do not care if they are hated so long as those below them do not love each other"
Did he really, or have you just imagined that, Mac?
In Chapter XIX of his famous work "The Prince", Machiavelli's advice to rulers certainly appears to be the exact opposite:
"Chapter XIX"
"That One Should Avoid Being Despised And Hated"
"... I consider that a prince ought to reckon conspiracies of little account when his people hold him in esteem; but when it is hostile to him, and bears hatred towards him, he ought to fear everything and everybody. And well-ordered states and wise princes have taken every care not to drive the nobles to desperation, and to keep the people satisfied and contented, for this is one of the most important objects a prince can have ..."
http://www.constitution.org/mac/prince19.htm
On the other hand, and in total contrast to that sensible advice - which our present day rulers would do well to heed, except they are now too far out of touch with reality - perhaps what you had in the back of your mind was in fact Caligula's favourite quote, "oderint dum metuant", meaning " let them hate, so long as they fear"?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases:_O