What's the monarchy for?

morqthana · Sunday at 12:24 PM

Took me a while to work out why this was highlighted as a "similar thread".

Thread 'Posted on another forum ---- interesting or what ?'

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It contains a single use of the word "democracy".

It's nearly 20 years old.

It got no substantive replies.

But it's "similar" enough to warrant being brought to our attention? Blimey.

noseall · Sunday at 12:31 PM

morqthana said:
do not outweigh the democratic harm which the institution does.

Nonsense. Their presence is largely ceremonial.

Give an example of tangible example harm?

morqthana · Sunday at 12:39 PM

noseall said:
Nonsense. Their presence is largely ceremonial.

Did you read my post? Follow the links?

noseall said:
Give an example of tangible example harm?

How can you touch corruption of democratic institutions?

noseall · Sunday at 1:19 PM

morqthana said:
Did you read my post? Follow the links?

Not interested.

Give an example of tangible harm to democracy.

morqthana said:
How can you touch corruption of democratic institutions?

No idea what you are on about.

diy_fun_uk · Sunday at 5:21 PM

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15352771/Royal-Family-extraordinary-property-portfolio-worth-billions-financial-deals-shrouded-secrecy-decades.html

pete01 · Monday at 7:12 AM

morqthana said:
Did you read my post? Follow the links?

How can you touch corruption of democratic institutions?

Cat got your tongue big mouth, come on answer nosealls question.....lol.

noseall · Monday at 7:34 AM

pete01 said:
Cat got your tongue big mouth, come on answer noseall.....lol.

noseall said:
Not interested.

Give an example of tangible harm to democracy.

No idea what you are on about.

Specsavers anyone?

pete01 · Monday at 7:37 AM

noseall said:
Specsavers anyone?

Not meant for you, Edited sorry

Odds · Monday at 7:57 AM

carmanmemoranda said:
Let the royals fund them if they want to keep them

But you've just disenfranchised the monarchy and turned them into private citizens.
Shall we rely on foreign owners to buy the property and maintain them for the nation - maybe the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia will buy one?
If we're lucky the National Trust can take them over and become funded through the National Lottery.

Odds · Monday at 7:58 AM

morqthana said:
It's only nonsense if you think that having unelected people making laws, and an unelected head of state secretly and privately directing the actions of elected lawmakers, are perfectly democratic.

Those who see such things as harmful to democracy may not regard it as nonsense.

Post in thread 'What's the monarchy for?'

Friday at 8:14 PM

Odds said:

How are they a corruption of the 'democratic process'?

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1) They sit at the apex of a pyramid of ranks, precedences and privileges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_precedence_in_England_and_Wales

"Your Majesty" outranks "Your Royal Highness" which outranks "Your Highness" which outranks "Your Grace" which outranks "My Lord", and so on and so forth, descending through all the various tiers of Knighthoods, (diverting on the way for people like the Lord Lieutenants) until you get to the bottom layer of ordinary citizens.

Depending on which layer you're born into (or...

morqthana

Since recent governments have been so prolific in saving money for the nation with the shrewd investments made on our behalf i'm sure an elected body of officials will act in all our interests.

morqthana · Monday at 1:00 PM

noseall said:
Not interested.

Give an example of tangible harm to democracy.

I did. But you didn't read it because you are "not interested".

A tip for you - don't ask for information you have no interest in.

noseall said:
No idea what you are on about.

noseall · Monday at 1:04 PM

morqthana said:
I did. But you didn't read it because you are "not interested".

A tip for you - don't ask for information you have no interest in.

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In other words there is no evidence yours or anyone else’s democracy has been affected in any way shape or form, by the Royals.

morqthana · Monday at 1:38 PM

pete01 said:
Cat got your tongue big mouth, come on answer nosealls question

I did.

Presumably, even though you're very keen that I should answer his question, you, like him, are not keen to actually read the answer?

morqthana · Monday at 1:40 PM

noseall said:
In other words there is no evidence yours or anyone else’s democracy has been affected in any way shape or form, by the Royals.

There is.

The fact that you are not interested in it does not make it go away.

pete01 · Monday at 1:40 PM

morqthana said:
I did.

Presumably, even though you're very keen that I should answer his question, you, like him, are not keen to actually read the answer?

Post #162 seems pretty accurate

What's the monarchy for?

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