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The Russian aristocracy lost any semblance of noblesse oblige due to their gradual obsession with “Western ideas” (Enlightenment thinking) particularly with what happened in the French Revolution. Tsar Nicholas said repeatedly “I have a mandate I cannot fulfill.” due to this.

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The big political issue in Mexico right now is an upcoming election for judges - the left wing AMLO/Sheinbaum government altered the constitution to mandate direct elections for certain parts of the judiciary, which will certainly result in a lot of committed leftists replacing previously-appointed centrist/rightist types.

So I had to laugh this morning when the entire editorial page for Reforma - Mexico’s respectable-right flagship newspaper - was taken up by essays arguing whether or not rightists should just check out of the political process as a kind of protest. Real Conundrum Cluster hours down old Mexico way.

Maybe we can get them to print a few of your Russian Rev pieces in translation. “Guest Column From An Anonymous Yankee…”

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