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The UK spends more effort building a personality cult around the Monarch than republics do around their heads of states, though. It's necessary to ensure popula
by mytailorisrich 4y ago
The UK spends more effort building a personality cult around the Monarch than republics do around their heads of states, though. It's necessary to ensure popular support, which cannot really be based on anything but a personality cult...
- WeylandYutani 4y agoHave you heard of Mt Rushmore? I assure you there's nothing even CLOSE to that insanity in European monarchies.
- Turing_Machine 4y agoI'd reckon that the Palace of Versailles cost a helluva lot more than Mount Rushmore. Edit: I haven't been able to turn up good numbers for the original cost of Versailles without spending more time than I have to spare at the moment, but on an ongoing basis the annual budget for Versailles is about €100 million, while the annual budget for Mount Rushmore is about $5 million. Edit #2: Looks like the Brits spend around £50 million annually for the maintenance of royal palaces, and those are still in active use.