The Kings of Africa: 18 Portraits by Daniel Laine - Lemmy.world

Link to photos taken by photographer who did a massive undertaking by Daniel Laine to capture African Monarchs. Inspired sharing from a recent cross post from the monarch of the Kuba Kingdom, that came from @OldSchoolCool "From 1988 to 1991, French photographer Daniel Laine photographed 70 African monarchs, “whose dynasties marked the history of Africa until the middle of the twentieth century.” With hundreds of monarchs to choose from, Laine focused on those who continued to “retain a traditional and spiritual authority that is difficult for the Western mind to comprehend.” Laine recalls the difficulties of getting permission for the photographs, the sensitive diplomatic negotiations involved in many cases. A war in Sudan prevented Laine from photographing the king of Shiluk, a descendant of black dynasties that ruled Egypt. Others, including the king of Swaziland, declined to be photographed. With each striking photograph, Laine provides a brief biography and historical notes about the tribe and its rituals. "

iggy boy - LemmyWorld

A nice photo?! He hates the camera - I swear he can sense me reaching for it when he’s being cute. He sees that thing and makes faces. So I don’t bother him with photos lol. This is the first photo I got of him that’s he’s not sleeping Because my photos library is all this [https://i.imgur.com/ta9PXDL.jpg]

Down-brigades - LemmyWorld

Any tips on how to handle down brigades on a community? I’ve never moderated before and I noticed and a member noticed it as well. If it’s just people who don’t like the post is there a log to see that? If it’s a bot how is that handled?

if i open reddit - Lemmy.world

What do we call ourselves by the way? “redditors” so are we lemmies"? 🤔

The Merits of Constitutional Monarchies - Lemmy.world

Monarchism is a system of governance that has been a part of human civilization for thousands of years, from ancient egypt, persia, medieval europe A system of government. Some people discuss marxism, communism, socialism, republicanism or anarchism (all of the isms!) It’s not all about the Windsors (aka, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha). There are those that find genuine merit in exploring the benefits of monarchism, usually constitutional. Although discussing the merits of each system is a thing to. Some just like to discuss the history of leaders and systems spanning civilizations. Merits of Constitutional Monarchies: - Stability - Cultural identity - like come on. There’s an Emperor of Japan. Emperor will all of the constant chaos in this world Japan has a sun god symbol, even if it’s just ceremonious, that links back their history to like the Tales of Gengi - Non-partisan figurehead - Checks on power (notice how well the checks and balances are going over here in the US…not well…our supreme court overlords have more power) If that’s not within your interests, that’s great, just keep scrolling, no need to continue to down vote a community that isn’t your cup of tea. I never really wanted to moderate, but that community is cool and should they ever need the space, or others want to find that information, I’ll keep it here.

community overview - Lemmy.world

A community for those who support monarchism, existing monarchies, restoration of monarchies, or share pics of present and past history! This is not a place for debate against monarchism or those who wish to abolish the monarchy. All discussions related to monarchism should be in good faith. Those comments will be removed. Hey! Quick hello, inspired by the subreddit, creating a space here. Topic examples… All existing monarchies globally (Japan, Thailand, Spain, Jordan, UK, ETC) Thoughts on restoration of monarchies(Austria, Iran, Russia, etc) What ideal system of monarchism are effective (absolute, semi-constitutional, etc) Share historical figures, talk about them For those who don’t support monarchies, be kind! Be kind to one another. 🙂

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Monarcism Test - Lemmy.world

overview of introduction - Lemmy.world

Hi everyone - there is an issue on my end where I am not seeing posts so please excuse if this seems redudant… A community for those who support monarchism, existing monarchies, restoration of monarchies, or share pics of present and past history! This is not a place for debate against monarchism or those who wish to abolish the monarchy. All discussions related to monarchism should be in good faith. Those comments will be removed. Hey! Quick hello, inspired by the subreddit, creating a space here. Topic examples… All existing monarchies globally (Japan, Thailand, Spain, Jordan, UK, ETC) Thoughts on restoration of monarchies(Austria, Iran, Russia, etc) What ideal system of monarchism is effective (absolute, semi-constitutional, etc) Share historical figures, talk about them For those who don’t support monarchies, be kind! Be kind to one another. 🙂