Thanks. I read your essay on patrimonial Bonapartism. I think that the new administration in Colombia might dream of being patrimonial in the sense that you use it, but I am very sceptical that anything like that is going to happen. I hope I will have time to write something long on the topic of Bonapartism.
On Sun, Jul 26, 2026 at 8:56 PM Anthony Teso via groups.io <anthony.p.teso= [email protected]> wrote: > Patrimonialism is a form of governance where a leader treats the state as > personal property, prioritizing personal loyalty over legal rules and > blurring public-private boundaries. Bonapartism is a political ideology > and system of government based on the leadership of a charismatic military > strongman. It centers on a highly centralized state, conservative > nationalism, and rule achieved via universal suffrage or public > plebiscites, ultimately balancing class interests while maintaining > ultimate autocratic authority. In Columbia, I believe, we have the first > and are on the verge of having the second. My union of Marx and Weber I > call Patrimonial Bonapartism. I have written about elsewhere, > patrimonial_bonapartism_essay_1 > (1).docx > <https://1drv.ms/w/c/c3598b38f68269be/IQDAqBwCcgjfQ76UZaXkGWm0AYHsuXW479jPSrsj9ng3vsQ?e=BHuy50> > -- > Tony > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#42664): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/42664 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/120456431/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
