The Political Philosophy of: Ben Dover

Mr. Ben Dover

Image: Shakespeare with earring

Renaissance Philosophy My Way.

The Biography of Mr. Ben Dover:

Ben Dover was born in the late 1980s but nobody is sure the exact date because the historical records of the time period were very unreliable. Ben Dover is an educated man. He attended school, an achieved a bachelors degree in philosophy. He then tried to find a job in his field but since he majored in philosophy he only found a job in Olive Garden. Ben Dover spent most of his time in this garden where he was able to interact with many people. This exposure to so many walks of life allowed him to generate his own philosophical ideas by blending several philosophies from the Renaissance. Amazingly the philosophy he created is still applicable to the modern American political scene.  

Excerpt from: "Ben Dover's Conversation in The Garden."

Today is a slow day. So I sit down and have a chat with some of my friends at a table at the back of the garden. I think the political situation in America is toxic, and not healthy for the citizens living in the borders. We have demagogues that can say abhorrent things, and their polls in the race don't drop. They rise. Some philosophers would be okay with this. Machiavelli states that people are used to being ruled, and that the well being of the people should be ignored. The state exists for the ruler. President-elect Trump has now appointed Exxon Mobil's CEO as head of state. Trump is now leading America in the way of an international business with little regard for the people of the United States. The United States would be a lot better if the political ideals of Thomas More. There would be no greed, and little precedent to start wars. Even president Obama is not good at not starting wars. His drone program has targeted not only innocent people, but it is also very antagonistic towards other sovereign nations. Trump is almost always propelled by greed and even during his short time in office he has almost completely ruined our diplomatic relations with China, by accepting a call and acknowledging the fact that Taiwan is a country.

Philosophical Legend:
Machiavelli 
Baldassare Castiglione
Sir Thomas More