Compare the praetorian guard, in Rome, and their control of access to the emperor (and ultimately who gets to be the emperor, and who gets assassinated so someone else can be emperor). Also, compare the government of Constantinople in Eastern Rome, where anyone with a job that physically put them close to the Emperor ended up with what would today be a cabinet position, even if their job officially was to help the Emperor dress. A situation that's very common with monarchy in general.
This is also consistent with corrupt governments, where personal, individual relationships and clan identity are more important than actual government position or bureaucratic role. These privileged relationships are maintained by bribery, gift giving, nepotism, and suchlike.
Schiller screening Trumps calls like a creepy armed personal assistant also smells suspicious. By doing that he gets to shape Trumps weird little cyst of a reality even further by having some contact attempts "unhappen".
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Date: 2016-12-19 05:16 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-12-19 06:56 pm (UTC)Also, compare the government of Constantinople in Eastern Rome, where anyone with a job that physically put them close to the Emperor ended up with what would today be a cabinet position, even if their job officially was to help the Emperor dress. A situation that's very common with monarchy in general.
This is also consistent with corrupt governments, where personal, individual relationships and clan identity are more important than actual government position or bureaucratic role. These privileged relationships are maintained by bribery, gift giving, nepotism, and suchlike.
Schiller screening Trumps calls like a creepy armed personal assistant also smells suspicious. By doing that he gets to shape Trumps weird little cyst of a reality even further by having some contact attempts "unhappen".