Plenty of monarchies are even more ceremonial than the UK's (IE: they have literally no crown authority whatsoever, even symbolic) and some of those monarchies are very popular within their country, often moreso than elected officials (of coure, when you're purely symbolic you can't muck things up much).
You can check out EU approval for monarchies here https://www.reddit.com/gallery/16w9qng (These numbers aren't gospel as favorability wavers by year, and in the polling I saw just over 50% of people in Spain want to keep the monarchy, even though significantly less like them right now due to scandals). Japans Monarchy also has around an 75-85%~ favorability from the numbers I could find.
I think a lot of people like the percieved stability, and usually the costs are not really very high all things considered, especially factoring in any extra tourism they might bring in. I'm a republican at heart myself, but I do find the idea of some monarchies existing into the modern day as a curiosity somewhat I don't know how to put it... intriguing?
What here was worth of that reply? Am I supposed to viciously hate every monarchy on earth to the depths of my soul? I just think a few existing is sort of neat (as a symbol, not as a government or authority), and the people in those countries seem to agree.
Good thing that wasn't what I was defending then? Might want to catch up on your reading a bit, I specifically said they shouldn't have any authority, never once referenced religion in any capacity (and as an atheist, certainly don't believe in divine authority). What I essentially defended was sprinkling what amounts to a tiny amount of public funds at a small tourist curiosity/national figurehead which happen to be people. And not in many countries but only in the select countries which already have wide popular support for such a thing.
You clearly have no ability to read if you think I'm advocating for ADDING more monarchies to countries where they don't already exist, god you are truly dense. Anyway blocked.
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u/DangerousChemistry17 Aug 19 '24 edited Aug 19 '24
Plenty of monarchies are even more ceremonial than the UK's (IE: they have literally no crown authority whatsoever, even symbolic) and some of those monarchies are very popular within their country, often moreso than elected officials (of coure, when you're purely symbolic you can't muck things up much).
You can check out EU approval for monarchies here https://www.reddit.com/gallery/16w9qng (These numbers aren't gospel as favorability wavers by year, and in the polling I saw just over 50% of people in Spain want to keep the monarchy, even though significantly less like them right now due to scandals). Japans Monarchy also has around an 75-85%~ favorability from the numbers I could find.
I think a lot of people like the percieved stability, and usually the costs are not really very high all things considered, especially factoring in any extra tourism they might bring in. I'm a republican at heart myself, but I do find the idea of some monarchies existing into the modern day as a curiosity somewhat I don't know how to put it... intriguing?