zed_proclaimer [he/him]

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Cake day: September 10th, 2023

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  • What part of ASOIAF do they interpret to mean “monarchy is good”? Pretty sure the whole thing is a damning exploration of the shittiness and reactionary nature of medieval feudal society. Even the best kings in ASOIAF history basically just didn’t cause wars and kept the realm stable, the worst were all inbred sociopathic monsters and sadists (Aegon I, Aegon II, Maegor the Cruel, Aerys the Mad King, Jeoffrey Baratheon, Baelon Greyjoy, Euron Greyjoy, Cersei Lannister), or drunk philanderers who let everything devolve into chaos like Robert Baratheon or Aegon the Unworthy. The kings of Age of Heroes are likely mythologized and not literally real (such as the Grey King, who symbolized a mariner culture from the East and not specific individuals; or Brann the Builder who symbolizes human-children of the forest cooperation & the things that can be built when two species co-exist and cooperate instead of war).

    Basically the only places in the world where it’s a good place to live (for smallfolk) are Braavos and Dorne. Braavos is specifically not a monarchy, and Dorne is so isolated from the other kingdoms they just kinda chill and do their own thing. The Axis of Resistance is basically The Brotherhood without Banners, a ragtag coalition of broken and re-formed militias who resist military occupation through prolonged guerrilla tactics, who fight for an actual noble cause even if they believe it to be doomed - their leader being martyred over and over but keeps resurrecting via the divine intervention of the one true god (peace be upon R’hllor)