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A friend of mine has joined A 5E Dnd Group, has decided to play A Robin Hood Style character and wants to know what people think of his character
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<blockquote data-quote="Immeril" data-source="post: 9036354" data-attributes="member: 7021408"><p>While I understand your mate's reasoning, political legitimacy is of course a topic that's been subjected to extensive debate by philosophers.</p><p></p><p>Your mate is convinced that a government can only be legitimate if the transfer of power from the previous government has been done in a legitimate way. By this line of reasoning the February Revolution and other actions that started communist states were illegitimate.</p><p>The previous theory clashed with John Locke, who said that government is not legitimate unless it is carried on with the consent of the governed. If officials that were assigned by the previous government acknowledge John's legitimacy, and the general population continues to adhere to those officials, one would have an effectively functioning government.</p><p></p><p>Another ancient theory holds that a ruler derives its legitimacy from heaven/a deity. This means that a ruler needs support from the clergy.</p><p></p><p>One could also posit that a government derives legitimacy from being acknowledged by and having diplomatic relations with foreign powers (for example: to this day, Turkey is the only nation in the world that officially recognises Northern Cyprus as a sovereign state).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Immeril, post: 9036354, member: 7021408"] While I understand your mate's reasoning, political legitimacy is of course a topic that's been subjected to extensive debate by philosophers. Your mate is convinced that a government can only be legitimate if the transfer of power from the previous government has been done in a legitimate way. By this line of reasoning the February Revolution and other actions that started communist states were illegitimate. The previous theory clashed with John Locke, who said that government is not legitimate unless it is carried on with the consent of the governed. If officials that were assigned by the previous government acknowledge John's legitimacy, and the general population continues to adhere to those officials, one would have an effectively functioning government. Another ancient theory holds that a ruler derives its legitimacy from heaven/a deity. This means that a ruler needs support from the clergy. One could also posit that a government derives legitimacy from being acknowledged by and having diplomatic relations with foreign powers (for example: to this day, Turkey is the only nation in the world that officially recognises Northern Cyprus as a sovereign state). [/QUOTE]
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