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Having a popular 'government celebrity' (king or queen) can be bad even if they have no formal power. It can become a sort of national lynchpin or dependency a
by elai 16y ago
Having a popular 'government celebrity' (king or queen) can be bad even if they have no formal power. It can become a sort of national lynchpin or dependency and contribute to political instabillity as in Thailand.
- philwelch 16y agoI suspect the king of Thailand actually provides stability rather than instability--imagine how bad the coups and so forth would be if there wasn't someone who could effectively back one faction over another in these disputes.