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PugJesus 2d ago

Armored samurai posing for a photo, Meiji-era Japan, ~1880

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1895238/armored-samurai-posing-for-a-photo-meiji-era-japan-1880

PugJesus 4d ago

MERCENARY HOURS LET'S GOOOOOO

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1888524/mercenary-hours-let-s-goooooo

PugJesus 4d ago

Bushido - the way of the horse and the bow

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1888491/bushido-the-way-of-the-horse-and-the-bow

BellingenNSW 6d ago

Lords a-leaving: Britain is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
"Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the unelected House of Lords."

"On Tuesday night members of the upper chamber dropped objections to legislation passed by the House of Commons ousting dozens of dukes, earls and viscounts who inherited seats in Parliament along with their aristocratic titles."
https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4
#aristocracy #nobility #privilege #democracy #legitimacy #parliament #British #monarchy

The UK is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years

Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords. Late Tuesday the Lords dropped objections to a bill passed by the House of Commons that removes dozens of dukes, earls, and others who inherited seats in the unelected upper chamber. The chamber currently has more than 800 members. The vast majority are now “life peers” appointed by the government, but roughly 1 in 10 members are currently hereditary peers. A previous Labour government removed most hereditary peers in 1999 but left 92 in place. The rest will leave at the end of the current session of Parliament in the spring.

AP News

RevDrMatthewFox Mar 14

#ThomasAquinas: " #Christ teaches the #dignity of #human nature ...and the full participation in #Divinity which is truly humanity's #happiness & the goal of human life." #MeisterEckhart: indeed the #nobility or #royalty of #ordinary people was at the heart of #Jesus' teaching. bit.ly/3Tz8mQW

N-gated Hacker News Mar 11

🇬🇧 #Britain finally boots out the aristocratic freeloaders after centuries of posh tea parties and crown polishing. 🎩👋 The nobles are probably confused, wondering why anyone would want "democracy" when they had such nice wigs. 🤔👑
https://apnews.com/article/uk-house-of-lords-hereditary-peers-expelled-535df8781dd01e8970acda1dca99d3d4 #Aristocracy #Democracy #Change #Nobility #HackerNews #ngated

The UK is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years

Britain is ending the centuries-old tradition of hereditary aristocrats sitting in Parliament’s House of Lords. Late Tuesday the Lords dropped objections to a bill passed by the House of Commons that removes dozens of dukes, earls, and others who inherited seats in the unelected upper chamber. The chamber currently has more than 800 members. The vast majority are now “life peers” appointed by the government, but roughly 1 in 10 members are currently hereditary peers. A previous Labour government removed most hereditary peers in 1999 but left 92 in place. The rest will leave at the end of the current session of Parliament in the spring.

AP News

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Kevin Karhan

Mar 11

@RantingCanuck @MaierAmsden @cmconseils espechally when one has so much money and wealth that even if money was abolished they'd still have so many assets and property that they and every offspring of theirs born in their lifetime would not have to engage in wagework for their whole life.

Like some "wealth-based Neo-#nobility" class…