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Free to be born king/queen of the monarchy?[0] Free to be born titled nobility? [0, again] [0]England, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, others?
by anonAndOn 6y ago
Free to be born king/queen of the monarchy?[0]
Free to be born titled nobility? [0, again]
[0]England, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, others?
- Ma8ee 6y agoWho has absolutely no significant power, or privileges. I take the Swedish Royal family over the Murdochs, Busches, Trumps or Clintons any day. I hope you aren’t so naive that you think that the US are free from privileges by birth.
- anonAndOn 6y agoThe thing about the US is, it usually takes a generation or two to make it to the top (Kennedy, Trump) but some ambitious upstarts can do it without generational wealth (Clinton, Obama). Then, the kids (mostly) and grandkids (definitely) fade into obscurity. When was the last time you saw an old-world royal lineage fade into obscurity? (France, 1789?) So some great-great-great(^n) descendent of some conquerer of yesteryear has a guaranteed place at the table in directing the modern European nation because why, exactly?
- Ma8ee 6y agoThey don't have any place at the table directing modern European nations. Their roles are purely ceremonial. They are like Christmas trees. They are tradition and some people think they are nice and cozy. Personally I feel that they are somewhat absurd anachronisms, but there are so much more important matters to be concerned about. In contrast, most European countries have higher social mobility than the US [0]. And considering the influence of money in US politics, that matters more. [0] http://reports.weforum.org/social-mobility-report-2020/social-mobility-rankings/ http://reports.weforum.org/social-mobility-report-2020/socia...