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Originally posted by stevie667
As a determined imperialist, i'm all for the monarchy in every form, it's an institution that dates back thousands of years, and is just part of britain at every level.
I'm filled with pride when i see the masses at the gates to Buckingham Palace (when i say masses, i mean half of the commonwealth) singing happy birthday to the queen, it's a sight you just don't see that often, if ever, elsewhere in the world.
The monarchy is an institution that will bring a country together, a figurehead who everyone can respect and be proud of.
I know theres a lot of pomp and circumstance (pun intended) around the monarchy today, and thats part of the magic of it all. Theres nothing like watching the trooping of the colour, or the horse guards parading down the mall, or the fireworks going off in southhampton after the queen names a liner.
but then again, i'm a dying breed, so most of that probably won't apply to other britons.
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Can’t you have all that with an elected head of state? Why pay for a puppet-like head of state, without any real power, which is there simply to attract tourists? For that kind of mean you might jolly well built a royal theme park outside of London, Oslo, or wherever, and it would pretty much do the same thing. At least this is the notion I get so far.
Okay, I understand the sentimental value. But when you come down to the actual details, it doesn’t change the fact that the monarchy is a facade, and if it does, in fact, hold any power, then it’s very vulnerable. As far as I can see, it’s like this on-going, real life soap opera.