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Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 days agoGeorge V was also pretty based. Essentially, the House of Lords kept rejecting the Common’s bills to limit the Lords so he threatened to fill the Lords with people who won’t reject it.
We’ve been pretty good with monarchs in recent history anyway, barring Edward VIII
Sure, you can complain about the system, but now we have a funny old man who likes nature and pedestrian based affordable towns who’s worst flaw is that he cheated on his wife compared to his clownterpart across the pond who’s done it several times.
tetris11@feddit.uk 3 days ago
I dont like the monarchy, in the same way that I dont like the BBC.
But to remove them and replace them with something far far worse? No thank you.
I’m weirdly glad that some of my taxes goes towards experimental green towns, or part of my license fee goes towards high quality educational kids shows.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 days ago
Tbh I think we have a lot to be thankful for in the BBC. I don’t think it’s possible to have a perfect system or broadcaster. The monarchy has worked for the UK for centuries. We haven’t slipped into fascism - the type of coup people describe Trump as doing would most likely be impossible in our lifetimes in the UK under the monarchy (depending how George Wales turns out, but he has good parents)
tetris11@feddit.uk 2 days ago
I’d argue that it wouldn’t happen under the monarchy, because the monarchy has always had a tenuous hold over public opinion and their livelihood could tip either way depending on how the public was feeling.
But under a system where the powers that be are beholden only to shareholders in major companies? No, those countries have more in common with Sparta than a democracy
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 days ago
It’s kind of like a necessary evil. Personally, a system of inheritance doesn’t sit right with me. But the fact of the matter is, it works and is stable. And larping as a kingdom is also pretty fun.
tenebrisnox@feddit.uk 2 days ago
Why do we need anything “far worse”? Why not just remove them constitutionally and let them do their own thing? Smaller state and all that.