The idea that small groups of people enter into agreements which bind whole populations who do not even know about the agreements is ancient.
Paying heed to a universal suffrage electorate is a recent experiment. And it looks like the experiment has come to an end.
]]>There is a clear feeling in US conservatism that they are in the majority (and should be in the majority) but that when they look at institutions they do not see themselves represented in the way they feel they should be. I think the analysis that VD et al subscribe to, is that when they are not represented in they way they should be, then there has been a plot/hijack by liberals.
You can see this repeated in threads all over the internet. Complaints about the liberal bias media, complaints about how liberals have control of academia.
The Puppies viewpoint is that they have been denied something they deserve by right because there has been been a liberal plot. This is no different from the frequently expressed viewpoint that Obama is in the White House via some trickery. He doesn't deserve to be there (birther etc) but the clever lefties got him in because they have subverted the process or have cheated. The Puppies don't have to document the "plot", they can tell there is a plot because the outcome is wrong.
So the Puppies will feel they are uncovering a leftie plot and will feel justified in any behaviour because they are 'righting a wrong'. But furthermore, because the VDanalysis is that there is a liberal cabal, then anything they do in pursuit of 'justice' for themselves is fair. They have to cheat in order to get the right result - because the other side must have cheated.
There was some talk in earlier posts about VD+travellers being in the minority. They clearly do not think they are. They see themselves as a disenfranchised silent majority. And this is common in many spheres. Why call on GG for support? - because GG have 'uncovered' some liberal/SJW plot on their patch.
I had actually composed this post in my mind before I followed the William Lind link above:
"Lind is also a pundit on political matters. He's a proponent of the view that Marxists control much of what is in popular television content..."
These people (VD et al) believe that if they don't have their hands on all the levers of power it's because there has been some plot which has deprived them of that control. It isn't about a few conservative authors who think they have got a raw deal. It's about people who are motivated to action because the world they live in is not the world which has recognised what they are "entitled to" by "right".
]]>As a finance type person (in my past) I have been involved with various types of eu companies. Finland does not come up as a place of choice to incorporate - for tax or any other reasons. Only involvement I've had with a Finnish entity was when there needed to be a Finnish entity in order to trade in Finland. Can't remember the details, but I think it was because we were selling to government. That's a common requirement.
Given the mention of non-SF authors it is possible there may be some territory rights that Castalia has with regard to those authors. Or that due to KYC it was easy to sign documents when a particular person was in a particular jurisdiction. KYC these days often means that you have to actually turn up in person often to sign documents.
Worth noting that Van Crevald's most recent book is not through Castalia. It is through a London house. Perhaps Castalia has some rights to a backlist or has something regional?
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