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Why is having a monarchy that nobody voted to get rid of more democratic than having a president people voted for? Why is your elected president hijacking the

Why is having a monarchy that nobody voted to get rid of more democratic than having a president people voted for? Why is your elected president hijacking the telephone network worse than your unelected queen hijacking your tv network?

sgift 9y ago
Phones are an essential service, TV isn't.
bencollier49 9y ago
Because the Queen's Speech is a 15-minute slot on one channel out of about 300, not a mandatory message any time anyone makes a phone call. Also, if you switch over to Channel 4, you can watch an alternative speech. A few years ago, they had the President of Iran on simultaneously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Christmas_message https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Christmas_message
mrtksn 9y ago
Think of it as if the Queen speech was about the excellent job the British people did on the Brexit referendum, defeating the traitors. Currently, a little bit more of the half of the population supports Erdogan and the other half hates him. Though admittedly the anti-Erdigan half did not support the coup as it is believed to be orchestrated by another islamist, but still...
- coldtea 9y ago
  >Currently, a little bit more of the half of the population supports Erdogan and the other half hates him. So, just like most politicians?
  - zo1 9y ago
    You mean just like all other Democracies out there? Sure, it floats from 60-40, or 70-30 sometimes. But how is 51-49 any less authoritarian against the 49 vs the 30?
  - mrtksn 9y ago
    Yes, so? Do you have a point? My point was that the British public would not be happy if the Queen used her time on TV to push the agenda of the half of the nation - like openly supporting or opposing Brexit using channels that are not available to the opposition.
golergka 9y ago
Because Queen doesn't have almost any real power.
petre 9y ago
You vote for the parties in parliament. Then a government gets formed based on which party got the most votes. It's quite similar to Germany, which isn't a monarchy. However, the president of Germany is elected by Bundestag members and electors while the Queen is queen through birthright.

sgift 9y ago

Phones are an essential service, TV isn't.

bencollier49 9y ago

Because the Queen's Speech is a 15-minute slot on one channel out of about 300, not a mandatory message any time anyone makes a phone call. Also, if you switch over to Channel 4, you can watch an alternative speech. A few years ago, they had the President of Iran on simultaneously. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Christmas_message https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_Christmas_message

mrtksn 9y ago

Think of it as if the Queen speech was about the excellent job the British people did on the Brexit referendum, defeating the traitors. Currently, a little bit more of the half of the population supports Erdogan and the other half hates him. Though admittedly the anti-Erdigan half did not support the coup as it is believed to be orchestrated by another islamist, but still...

coldtea 9y ago
>Currently, a little bit more of the half of the population supports Erdogan and the other half hates him. So, just like most politicians?
- zo1 9y ago
  You mean just like all other Democracies out there? Sure, it floats from 60-40, or 70-30 sometimes. But how is 51-49 any less authoritarian against the 49 vs the 30?
- mrtksn 9y ago
  Yes, so? Do you have a point? My point was that the British public would not be happy if the Queen used her time on TV to push the agenda of the half of the nation - like openly supporting or opposing Brexit using channels that are not available to the opposition.

golergka 9y ago

Because Queen doesn't have almost any real power.

petre 9y ago

You vote for the parties in parliament. Then a government gets formed based on which party got the most votes. It's quite similar to Germany, which isn't a monarchy. However, the president of Germany is elected by Bundestag members and electors while the Queen is queen through birthright.