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2025-04-26 16:59:31
The Prince goes into detail about the shift from Monarchy by Divine Right to Monarchy by Democracy.
He put his own house on the line to ensure a democratic mandate for what he believed in (basically said to the people of Liechtenstein, adjust the constitution like this or my family will abdicate the throne) and the people gave his house that mandate.
As part of that democratic right to rule he insisted on the right of secession. For him it’s down to the locality (rather than the individual which I would prefer but hey, dude was a reigning Prince so hes worth listening to) which is a practicality but he clearly means it - people should be able to leave leadership they don’t agree with.
Choosing your king is basically what Hoppe advocates, and from what I can tell it’s increasingly been nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak line of thought who I first heard of this book from.