Melanias purse wrote Yesterday at 4:44pm:



It's not ironic at all .
You haven't studied it have you.
Donny has



The Relevance of The Prince to Modern Politics
Even though The Prince was written in 1513, its ideas still show up everywhere in modern politics — from election campaigns to international diplomacy.
Here’s how:
1️⃣ Image Management & Political Branding
Machiavelli said a ruler must appear virtuous — even if they aren’t.
Today:
Politicians carefully craft public images.
Media teams manage messaging and damage control.
Appearances of strength, empathy, or patriotism are strategic tools.
Modern campaigns are less about pure policy and more about perception management, which is deeply Machiavellian.
2️⃣ “Better to Be Feared Than Loved”
In international politics especially:
Powerful countries use military strength as deterrence.
Leaders project toughness to avoid appearing weak.
Sanctions, military drills, and strategic threats reinforce authority.
Fear creates compliance — but Machiavelli warned: never become hated.
Modern leaders who cross that line often face revolt, impeachment, or international backlash.
3️⃣ Realism in Foreign Policy
Machiavelli is considered an early thinker of political realism — the idea that:
States act in their own self-interest.
Morality is secondary to survival.
Power determines outcomes.
Modern international relations theory (Realism) echoes this:
Alliances shift based on interest.
Countries justify morally questionable actions as “national security.”
4️⃣ Control Through Stability
Machiavelli believed a ruler’s top job is maintaining order and stability.
Today:
Governments justify surveillance for security.
Emergency powers are used during crises.
Strong executive authority is defended as necessary for stability.
This reflects his belief that disorder is worse than harsh rule.
5️⃣ Strategic Use of Crisis
Machiavelli believed crises are opportunities for bold action.
Modern examples:
Leaders pushing major reforms during emergencies.
Expanding executive power during wars or pandemics.
Using instability to consolidate authority.
Crises test a leader’s virtù — their decisiveness and skill.
6️⃣ Populism & Power Consolidation
Many modern populist leaders use Machiavellian tactics:
Position themselves as strong saviors.
Undermine institutions that threaten their power.
Reward loyal supporters.
Control narratives through media.
Machiavelli advised rulers to weaken rivals and secure loyalty — strategies still visible today.

MeisterEckhart wrote Yesterday at 6:35pm:


Ridiculous.

You are a ridiculous, simple yet tdndentioys bozo. An example of a little learning smeared across  a massive ignorarce.

It takes a laughable idiot of Bwiyawnesque, Doctor of Divinity proportions to equate a renaissance study in princely power politics to primate behaviour.
Ludicrous. 

MeisterEckhart wrote Yesterday at 8:11pm:

Here we go - mr mystical  intellectual goes all homo when he is disagreed with.

Ridiculous ludicrous is correct.
Weak, stupid, touchy.  Simple

MeisterEckhart wrote Yesterday at 8:22pm:



You are ridiculous, pal.

Any disagreement with you and you go all gay about it.

You have a little learning and expand it to a blinkered, tendentious certainty of the dilettante. Just how much of a half baked wannabe you are is shown by your response to ANY disagreement with you.

If you were really learned you would marshal your reason. But you are just a little blow hard pustule with delusions of being wise and deep like  Master Echard's wisdom.
But all you can marshal is gay talk.
Ludicrous.

Frank wrote Yesterday at 8:36pm:

Yep... bad memories of the schoolyard, eh! Bitchy, effeminate behaviour will do that.

Frank wrote Yesterday at 8:07pm:

As you're homosexual, your bitchy explosions are inevitable sooner rather than later.

What is it with you and your fetish for Queensland men?