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Originally Posted by Mull
To me this news is nearly the same as anyone other stranger I hear about passing.
Condolences to the family, and I wish them well.
Could not care less of his outdated "title" that is based upon birthright (or by obtaining it by marrying someone who has a birthright) - that is to say certain humans are born to 'rule' others or born to have a government mandated higher place in society, even if it is in title only, the background of it just seems so wrong. Maybe one day we won't have a crown in this country and remove the racist symbolism that goes with it.
However, I have no ill will to the royals as individuals, and as I said, hope the family is doing as well as they can when a family member passes.
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The British monarch doesn’t rule anything - she’s the symbolic head of state. Every democracy has a symbolic head of state*, and some are constitutional monarchs while others are political appointees.
Looking at the list of constitutional monarchies in Europe, they’re among the most stable and liberal countries in the world. So it’s not clear to me that the arrangement has a malign effect on the political culture of a country.
UK
Netherlands
Belgium
Norway
Denmark
Spain
Luxemberg
Sweden
* The fact the U.S. president is both the chief executive of the government and the head of state is regarded by many as a flaw in the system.