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Now you have the problem of a political president that wants to start doing controversial things, instead of a neutral head of state that at least all of the pu
by nicky0 7y ago
Now you have the problem of a political president that wants to start doing controversial things, instead of a neutral head of state that at least all of the public can agree on. There is a lot of value of an apolitical the Queen as she unites (pretty much) the nation behind her. Regardless of political views, we can all say thats my Queen.
- kevinmchugh 7y agoUnless your political views include an opposition to royalty.
- vidarh 7y agoThere's no reason why one has to give a president any more power than the monarch they're replacing.
- flycaliguy 7y agoA president would cost more I bet.
- elyobo 7y agoI don't really see any value in that. We can all agree that the sun rises in the East as well, but so what? That said, while providing little benefit, the monarchy also causes little harm and there are more important things to be done than toppling figureheads.