Was it legit? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Laitoste · 10-28-2005, 03:29 PM

One thing to think about is the soures of legitimacy in a political sense. It is bestowed by the people of a state and can come from numerous areas, such as tradition (like a king), moral/religious (like the Pope), personality/charisma (like the Perons in Argentina), skills and knowledge, and outcomes/results. Aragorn had political legitimacy under skills/knowledge, tradition (though this is the debate...), and arguably, personality/charisma.

Just something to consider in this discussion (yay comparative politics!)...

10-28-2005, 03:29 PM	#8
Laitoste Wight Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Behind the hills Posts: 164	Hey, chew on this... One thing to think about is the soures of legitimacy in a political sense. It is bestowed by the people of a state and can come from numerous areas, such as tradition (like a king), moral/religious (like the Pope), personality/charisma (like the Perons in Argentina), skills and knowledge, and outcomes/results. Aragorn had political legitimacy under skills/knowledge, tradition (though this is the debate...), and arguably, personality/charisma. Just something to consider in this discussion (yay comparative politics!)... __________________ "If we're still alive in the morning, we'll know that we're not dead."~South Park Last edited by Laitoste; 10-28-2005 at 03:30 PM. Reason: clarification

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