The natural tendency is for people to feel weak and afraid. Montesquieu
and others have pointed this out. The Royalty Illusion stems first from
this basic insecurity, which IS, I think, a part of human nature ...
The Royalty Illusion, as you have called it, is a kind of security
blanket, or as we say nowadays, safety net.
> The Diana phenomenon bears witness to the power of
> combining the "nobility" illusion with branding.
Diana is a rags to riches Cinderalla story. True, she wasn't exactly in
rags, but she was a commoner turned royal. Same for Bill Clinton in a
way. I think, in America anyway, the commoner turned royal is the most
effective way that demagogues move up the ladder. It's the image mind
you, not the reality. In a way, the Kennedy camelot image was the exact
same thing ... The Rs don't do this so well ... it must be a different
illusion for them. But the Ds are very good with this rags to riches,
Cinderalla in camelot thing.
Doug MacDonald
dm@compserv.net