As an American who has lived in the UK for 10 years now, I can only say: bollocks! The fact that the Royal Family even still exists and still has significant p

As an American who has lived in the UK for 10 years now, I can only say: bollocks! The fact that the Royal Family even still exists and still has significant political power is the foundation of the UK's more rigid social structure / social hierarchy than in America - figureheads like the Royal Family and the President are, first and foremost, symbols and from this, society's psychosocial framework is derived. Perhaps it is only my projections / being an American, but I get twinges that deep down, the English unconsciously still believe the Royal Family and the unelected de-facto aristocracy like David Cameron are inherently -better human beings- than the rest of the populace. [Downton Abbey was complete nonsense] America is not founded upon such a notion and the fact that even an idiot like Donald Trump can be president says something. (Yeah, something in the machinery broke down.... the dust filter?). But living here has made me appreciate aspects of America I never much was aware of back home though. The GOP however seem to want to turn America into something like ... well, god only knows these days. They certainly believe 90% of Americans exist only for the benefit of the top 10%. Trump is their version of the Shock Doctrine and we need to take how Italy finally got rid of Berlusconi into account if we want to get rid of Trump pronto. Stephen Fry does not understand America's symbols either. Our "Royal Family" is the Constitution and I would certainly rather have an inanimate object be that symbol (of the ideals of the society etc) than a actual human being. Otherwise the chances of personality cults etc - Chavez, Stalin, Putin... - increases. And there is a personality cult around the Queen, however benign. And ... Trump has always tried to create and rely upon a personality cult for his BS. America is falling for it, it seems.