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The Blair example in the absence of monarchy is wrong - the person said that because Blair is hated, not because they are a snob. Agree on the insane lies abou

The Blair example in the absence of monarchy is wrong - the person said that because Blair is hated, not because they are a snob. Agree on the insane lies about their thrift. Bit of a waste of an article. The author is clearly against the monarchy yet fails to enumerate many points in spite of the length. What amazes me most is Americans. They profess a love of freedom and equality yet love the royals.

cgvgffyv 10y ago
> What amazes me most is Americans. They (...) love the royals. I was under the impression this was a meme pushed by right-wing, Murdoch-owned, pro-monarchy newspapers like The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Mirror.
- branchless 10y ago
  There is a lot of truth in this. Support for the royals in the UK is not absolute, however the press pretend it is, which this article also falls for.
gozur88 10y ago
>They profess a love of freedom and equality yet love the royals. Why would this amaze you? We're free to love the royals because for us it's consequence-free.
- branchless 10y ago
  I guess I'd hope for the mental leap a child could make that one should not support those who enslave our fellow man.
  - gozur88 10y ago
    That's beyond hyperbolic. The royals exist on the sufferance of the British electorate - you could get rid of them tomorrow if it strikes your fancy in the same way you got rid of hereditary peers in the House of Lords. And while they're not technically completely without power, if the royals tried to actually exercise power it would be stripped from them immediately. And they know it. These days, for the most part the royals are a show for tourists.
    - branchless 10y ago
      They are in hock with the press. Recently they upped their share of crown land rent. Barely discussed. The power structures are more complex than simply what is possible in theory.
wyclif 10y ago
What amazes me most is Americans. They profess a love of freedom and equality yet love the royals Why in the world would that amaze you? As pointed out above, monarchies populate the top of the Human Freedom Index. That would indicate that "Americans" (even though I think you're painting with a broad brush, since there isn't any one "American" political philosophy) are professing something completely logical.

cgvgffyv 10y ago

> What amazes me most is Americans. They (...) love the royals. I was under the impression this was a meme pushed by right-wing, Murdoch-owned, pro-monarchy newspapers like The Daily Mail, The Sun and The Mirror.

branchless 10y ago
There is a lot of truth in this. Support for the royals in the UK is not absolute, however the press pretend it is, which this article also falls for.

gozur88 10y ago

>They profess a love of freedom and equality yet love the royals. Why would this amaze you? We're free to love the royals because for us it's consequence-free.

branchless 10y ago
I guess I'd hope for the mental leap a child could make that one should not support those who enslave our fellow man.
- gozur88 10y ago
  That's beyond hyperbolic. The royals exist on the sufferance of the British electorate - you could get rid of them tomorrow if it strikes your fancy in the same way you got rid of hereditary peers in the House of Lords. And while they're not technically completely without power, if the royals tried to actually exercise power it would be stripped from them immediately. And they know it. These days, for the most part the royals are a show for tourists.
  - branchless 10y ago
    They are in hock with the press. Recently they upped their share of crown land rent. Barely discussed. The power structures are more complex than simply what is possible in theory.

wyclif 10y ago

What amazes me most is Americans. They profess a love of freedom and equality yet love the royals Why in the world would that amaze you? As pointed out above, monarchies populate the top of the Human Freedom Index. That would indicate that "Americans" (even though I think you're painting with a broad brush, since there isn't any one "American" political philosophy) are professing something completely logical.