{"id":15821,"date":"2015-08-31T05:05:27","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T12:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franklycurious.com\/wp\/?p=15821"},"modified":"2015-08-30T18:46:32","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T01:46:32","slug":"anniversary-post-death-of-henri-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franklycurious.com\/wp\/2015\/08\/31\/anniversary-post-death-of-henri-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Anniversary Post: Death of Henri Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HenriI am not one to wish anyone dead. Well, except for Antonin Scalia — I really wish he would have a heart attack and die — quickly, painlessly, but completely and irrevocably. But on this day back in 1997, Henri Paul died<\/a>. So did Dodi Fayed. And that other woman: Diana, Princess of Wales. For the record, I never liked her. I don’t like any of the royal family. They are good for tourism in the United Kingdom?! Great! Disneyland is good for tourism here. I’m all for that. But would it be news if Mickey and Minnie Mouse had a baby? I don’t think so. And I similarly think that people who care about what’s going on in the royal family are idiots.<\/p>\n

This isn’t to say that I don’t think that the royal family is useful. They are a great example of how screwed up we humans are. There was a time when Queen Elizabeth would have total power over her nation — a time when she could kill anyone she wanted just because she was in a bad mood. And this was thought to be perfectly acceptable because the royalty were thought to be better than other people.<\/p>\n

It’s good that those times are gone. Except that they aren’t. It is just that today — in America most especially — being rich means that you are special — better than other people. If you are poor, it is because morally you are a lesser soul. It might even mean that God doesn’t like you. If you are rich, well, you must be doing something right in God’s eyes.<\/p>\n

We humans are followers. And it is not rational at all. We do not follow the smart when we need the smart and the wise when we need the wise, but we do follow the strong when we need the strong. But that’s just because we follow the strong always. I’ve noticed it in my life recently. As my working life has become better, I’ve felt better about myself, and people treat me better — even though if anything, I’m more of a jerk. But I’m no more smart or wise than I was before.<\/p>\n

When Princess Diana died in the car crash, so did Dodi Fayed and Henri Paul. It’s sad they died. But no one cares about Fayed and Paul, so why care about Diana? No reason at all.<\/p>\n