tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729562980132720815.post5261265370391356578..comments2024-03-22T02:27:30.009-05:00Comments on Royal World: Spanish scandalTheodore Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16242452485576182841noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7729562980132720815.post-21368499396393153782013-02-22T13:25:03.606-06:002013-02-22T13:25:03.606-06:00Well, in terms of breeding I think the aristocracy...Well, in terms of breeding I think the aristocracy provided a target and this was on the whole good for humanity. As long as the target is, generally speaking, up, improvements will be made. The problem is now the target is not up, so women go for people like Iñaki Urdangarín. The effect is even worse the further down you go- the princesses at least look for moneyed men, but the low-class women look for the biggest most tatted up thugs they can find.<br />They don't appear to be thinking about whether or not the guy can provide for children, much less about improving the line.<br />I like the old Norwegian thing I found in Kristen Lavransdatter- the nobles were the ones whose families had managed to own property (mortgage free) for four generations. That suggests upward mobility can be had in return for displaying prudent administrative skills. Beats handball, in my opinion.Augusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758314961163692341noreply@blogger.com