Ya'll gettin' tired of this thread?
Me too.
Just a quick word as Phil seems to be upset at the description of
slaves and classes in Utopia. I know this is niggling, but I
believe the original Utopia was ruled by philospoher kings and indeed
had a lower class who were watched over.
Rather similar to the Zho system, I think. The philosopher kings were
the tough bit to find, as no one could find a completely wise and honest
philospher king. With Telepathy as common as it is in the Consulate,
One might conclude that the Zhodani 'nobles' (I think they are more like
Roman Citizens than 'nobles') would be the best candidates for the job
as described.
They are not, however, completely wise. Being human.
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Scott 2G Kellogg
"Kellogg is just plain nuts!" -- H. Beam Piper