Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Regimes

And another not-so-serious discursion:

According to Dr. Morrisey, a regime consists of three elements:
1. the politea – the structure of its government
2. the politeuma – the people in charge of it
3. the ethos – its citizens' habits of life and mind

He's apparently even written a book on it. And it's all fine and good, until you procrastinate and stay up all night writing an essay test about the ethos and politea of the United States people and their Constitution. Upon completion of which, all you can really think of is something like the following.

1. the politea – a properly British midday snack of hot beverages and sweet biscuits
2. the politeuma – a courteous girl with an unusual name
3. the ethos – a devoured stallion

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