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::yes, much deeper. In terms of visial images, American cartoonists when they want to skewer the power grabs of politicians dress them up like arrogant, super-rich French kings in royal robes. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 13:06, 7 September 2009 (EDT) | ::yes, much deeper. In terms of visial images, American cartoonists when they want to skewer the power grabs of politicians dress them up like arrogant, super-rich French kings in royal robes. [[User:RJJensen|RJJensen]] 13:06, 7 September 2009 (EDT) | ||
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| + | :::Americans don't like tyranny, for good reason. But it has nothing to do with "dancing legs" or a particular king. It was ''English'' kings, not French ones, who became the object of political caricature in cartoons.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:37, 7 September 2009 (EDT) | ||
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I wrote all the new material, and posted it previously on Citizendium. RJJensen 08:27, 15 September 2008 (EDT)
Dancing king?
Scholars call him the dancing king. see footnote 19 . Does it make the king look a bit silly. well yes, he's a big reason Americans don't like royal courts. RJJensen 12:16, 7 September 2009 (EDT)
- American hostility to nobility runs deeper than that, don't you think?--Andy Schlafly 12:30, 7 September 2009 (EDT)
RJJensen 13:06, 7 September 2009 (EDT)
- yes, much deeper. In terms of visial images, American cartoonists when they want to skewer the power grabs of politicians dress them up like arrogant, super-rich French kings in royal robes. RJJensen 13:06, 7 September 2009 (EDT)
- Americans don't like tyranny, for good reason. But it has nothing to do with "dancing legs" or a particular king. It was English kings, not French ones, who became the object of political caricature in cartoons.--Andy Schlafly 13:37, 7 September 2009 (EDT)