What is the purpose of monarchies nowadays?

[Ucropi]

The purpose of monarchies now adays is to generate revenue.

Unfortunately, we don't have a country where they act as the executive branch.

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

And the chance of you ever being elected as head of your country is?

[Arglorand]

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

And the chance of you ever being elected as head of your country is?

Far higher than zero, in sharp contrast with monarchy, where the chance is literally zero.

[Norstal]

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

And the chance of you ever being elected as head of your country is?

It was so much better when you can't elect your local leaders whom you probably knew yourself and had to rely on the monarch to put a competent governor, mayor, count, etc. instead.

[Tlaceceyaya]

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

And the chance of you ever being elected as head of your country is?

Head of State? 0
Head of Government? > 0

[Ucropi]

And the chance of you ever being elected as head of your country is?

Far higher than zero, in sharp contrast with monarchy, where the chance is literally zero.

Good to see you lack the understanding of the word "literally" Because as long as you're distantly related to the monarchy and enough people die off you can become the leader

[Vazdania]

The purpose of monarchies now adays is to generate revenue.

Unfortunately, we don't have a country where they act as the executive branch.

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

Fine with me, The president already does that. Yes I would.

[Vazdania]

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

And the chance of you ever being elected as head of your country is?

well a little over 1 in 313.9 millionths of a chance.....As not all people want to participate in politics.

[Norstal]

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

Fine with me, The president already does that. Yes I would.

Your king demands Diane Feinstein to be your countess.

[Arglorand]

Far higher than zero, in sharp contrast with monarchy, where the chance is literally zero.

Good to see you lack the understanding of the word "literally" Because as long as you're distantly related to the monarchy and enough people die off you can become the leader

Good to see you lack understanding of how things work, yet think yourself clever enough to be condescending. Enough people will not die off. And there is a distinct chance you are not in the slightest related to the monarchy, since nobility has always bred in a narrow gene pool composed mostly of other nobles.

[Vazdania]

Fine with me, The president already does that. Yes I would.

Your king demands Diane Feinstein to be your countess.

Of course!!!

[Vazdania]

Fine with me, The president already does that. Yes I would.

Your king demands Diane Feinstein to be your countess.

Why can't it be a queen? I'd like to see a queen.

[Benuty]

Fine with me, The president already does that. Yes I would.

Your king demands Diane Feinstein to be your countess.

Tell her to go back to Robert Mugabe already.

[Ucropi]

Good to see you lack the understanding of the word "literally" Because as long as you're distantly related to the monarchy and enough people die off you can become the leader

Good to see you lack understanding of how things work, yet think yourself clever enough to be condescending. Enough people will not die off. And there is a distinct chance you are not in the slightest related to the monarchy, since nobility has always bred in a narrow gene pool composed mostly of other nobles.

I would say the chance that enough people dying off and you being elected are about the same

[Arglorand]

Good to see you lack understanding of how things work, yet think yourself clever enough to be condescending. Enough people will not die off. And there is a distinct chance you are not in the slightest related to the monarchy, since nobility has always bred in a narrow gene pool composed mostly of other nobles.

I would say the chance that enough people dying off and you being elected are about the same

Wrong. If that was true, no one in any democratic republic ever would get elected at all, because the chance of enough people dying off is such a small fraction that it can for all intents and purposes be considered zero.

[Vazdania]

Your king demands Diane Feinstein to be your countess.

Tell her to go back to Robert Mugabe already.

[Norstal]

Your king demands Diane Feinstein to be your countess.

Why can't it be a queen? I'd like to see a queen.

You want Queen Diane Feinstein? I'm as liberal as they come and that shit scares me.

[Vazdania]

Why can't it be a queen? I'd like to see a queen.

You want Queen Diane Feinstein? I'm as liberal as they come and that shit scares me.

Ew no. Like Queen Ann Coulter or something.

[Bluvil]

Good to see you lack understanding of how things work, yet think yourself clever enough to be condescending. Enough people will not die off. And there is a distinct chance you are not in the slightest related to the monarchy, since nobility has always bred in a narrow gene pool composed mostly of other nobles.

I would say the chance that enough people dying off and you being elected are about the same

Wrong.

To get elected I have to:
a) Be accepted by a political party (not mandatory but could help)
b) Convince my peers to vote for me instead of other people.

To become monarch I have to:
a) Be related to the current monarch (unlikely)
b) Wait for everyone who shares a closer relation to die, or kill them (almost impossible)
c) Wait for the current monarch to die or abdicate (As Charles will tell you, that can be a very long wait)

Or, were you saying that Arglorand himself stood next to no chance of being elected? If so, nice, very nice indeed.

[Luziyca]

Except for the Canadian born Governor General that is attainable to anyone and is the embodiment of the Queen in Canada

Which isn't the head of state, but merely is a representative of it.

Rather, s/he represents the head of state, that happens to be the Queen of the United Kingdom.

As a loyal citizen of the Dominion of Canada (I prefer it being a Dominion, not just Canada), a major purpose of monarchy (well, the one we have) is to symbolize our ties with the United Kingdom, our motherland. It symbolizes cultural ties to our British motherland, and plus, she looks wonderful on our coinage and $20 bill.

Before you think that the Queen of Canada ignores us, there were 13 royal tours before 1939, 24 after 1939 not counting Elizabeth II (25 if you count the 1939 Royal Tour), and the Queen has come 12 times. In total the Royals have come at least 50 times in Canada's history.

That doesn't seem fair to the Quebecois and other Canadians of French and non-British descent.

Well, while we have Quebecois, which do speak French, the head of state is the Queen of the Dominion of Canada, who in turn is the Queen of the United Kingdom.

[Norstal]

You want Queen Diane Feinstein? I'm as liberal as they come and that shit scares me.

Ew no. Like Queen Ann Coulter or something.

Naw, I gotta give an example of a monarchy that you wouldn't like in order to show you why that's bad.

Because in the real world, fantasies don't come true.

[Benuty]

Ew no. Like Queen Ann Coulter or something.

Naw, I gotta give an example of a monarchy that you wouldn't like in order to show you why that's bad.

Because in the real world, fantasies don't come true.

Unless your Charlemagne.

[Vazdania]

Ew no. Like Queen Ann Coulter or something.

Naw, I gotta give an example of a monarchy that you wouldn't like in order to show you why that's bad.

Because in the real world, fantasies don't come true.

Eh.....It's not that bad really.

[Oneracon]

The purpose of monarchies now adays is to generate revenue.

Unfortunately, we don't have a country where they act as the executive branch.

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

Most modern monarchies are democracies (to name a few: UK, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg)

The only difference between having a non-elected figurehead versus an elected figurehead (i.e. Germany) is the lower cost of not having national elections for said figureheads at 4+ year intervals.

[Ucropi]

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

Most modern monarchies are democracies (to name a few: UK, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg)

The only difference between having a non-elected figurehead versus an elected figurehead (i.e. Germany) is the lower cost of not having national elections for said figureheads at 4+ year intervals.

Technically Canada, Australia and New Zealand are part of the UK so shouldn't be counted separately on the list

[Vazdania]

So, what about the fact that you won't be the monarch, and the monarch could do things you don't like? You'd have no recourse, unlike in a democracy where if there are enough people, you can change things.

Most modern monarchies are democracies (to name a few: UK, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg)

The only difference between having a non-elected figurehead versus an elected figurehead (i.e. Germany) is the lower cost of not having national elections for said figureheads at 4+ year intervals.

We were talking about Executive monarchs. Not Ceremonial Monarchs.