ISTRIAN FEUDALISM (August 20, 2014)
I dreamt that I was taking part in the establishment of new feudalism in Istria. I do not remember all the details, but the gist of it was that the peninsula was taken over by a council formed by major landowners. The membership of the council was restricted to a few people from every municipality in existence today. I was among the few from Motovun what with my land ownership and my political power in the community. The only other member of the council I remember was Rudi Handjal, also a major landowner, but there were two or three others, as well. From the moment the council was established, it would run all the Istrian affairs. It would elect its leadership soon after establishment. Istrian feudalism was democratic in this sense. No-one outside the council had any voting rights, though. It was the council and nothing but the council. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I felt pretty happy with the way feudalism was reintroduced in the land of my ancestors. It had a distinct Venetian flair to it. Democracy for the few, in short. Feeling pleased, I went back to sleep soon afterwards.