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Nothing wrong with a constitutional monarchy. You get all the benefits from democratically chosen representatives without the downside of the 4-year moodswings.

Nothing wrong with a constitutional monarchy. You get all the benefits from democratically chosen representatives without the downside of the 4-year moodswings. The monarch will always choose what is best for the country instead of what is best for the currently ruling party. It looks at long-term vision instead of just the 4-year term. It takes care of continuity instead of the "this will not be my problem in 6 months" effect you currently see with Obama.

oldbuzzard 10y ago
How so? Most of these are explicitly apolitical The monarchy didn't help with Brexit. I suppose it could help broker coalition governments in a parlimentary systems... though Thailand certainly shows how overly broad lese majeste laws and and strong military can have the opposite effect at least with regards to national unity.
- Jach 10y ago
  Has the Queen even spoken about whether she approves of Brexit or not?
  - twblalock 10y ago
    Not publicly, and she never would. If she took sides in political arguments, she would undermine the justifications for the existence of the monarchy.
  - ordinary 10y ago
    No, but it is rumoured she is not a Europhile.
- gozur88 10y ago
  What do you mean "help with Brexit"? Is there a reason to believe she should have come down on one side or another?
satori99 10y ago
I live in a constitutional monarchy. But my Queen and her family don't even live in my country, and she is rather more attached to the one she does live in. I'm sure she chooses what is "best for the country", but it's not always clear which country that may mean.
- raverbashing 10y ago
  Canada? Australia? NZ?
msh 10y ago
What are they supposed to choose? The monarch of my country makes no political choices.
BigDaddyD 10y ago
< "4-year moodswings" AKA the will of the people. It amazes me that after all the evil we have seen come out of authoritarian rule we still get people bashing democracy.

oldbuzzard 10y ago

How so? Most of these are explicitly apolitical The monarchy didn't help with Brexit. I suppose it could help broker coalition governments in a parlimentary systems... though Thailand certainly shows how overly broad lese majeste laws and and strong military can have the opposite effect at least with regards to national unity.

Jach 10y ago
Has the Queen even spoken about whether she approves of Brexit or not?
- twblalock 10y ago
  Not publicly, and she never would. If she took sides in political arguments, she would undermine the justifications for the existence of the monarchy.
- ordinary 10y ago
  No, but it is rumoured she is not a Europhile.
gozur88 10y ago
What do you mean "help with Brexit"? Is there a reason to believe she should have come down on one side or another?

satori99 10y ago

I live in a constitutional monarchy. But my Queen and her family don't even live in my country, and she is rather more attached to the one she does live in. I'm sure she chooses what is "best for the country", but it's not always clear which country that may mean.

raverbashing 10y ago
Canada? Australia? NZ?

msh 10y ago

What are they supposed to choose? The monarch of my country makes no political choices.

BigDaddyD 10y ago

< "4-year moodswings" AKA the will of the people. It amazes me that after all the evil we have seen come out of authoritarian rule we still get people bashing democracy.