I remember reading the posts by that FReeper, several years ago. The problem is that Charles is adding fuel to the fire. First, with his Knighting the Islamic Lord Mayor of London and now his public comments on Islam.
Agree! It’s appeasement which didn’t work on the Danes in the 8th century and didn’t work on the Germans in the 20th.
How much of stuff like that is his choice or Parliament. It’s my understanding Parliament sends him a list\recommendations for “honors”. The modern Monarchy balances on a knife edge of existence. Parliament has allowed the Monarchy to continue to exist since it restored Charles II, invited William of Orange over to sit on the throne and gave the throne to sausage eaters of Saxe-Colburg (I think i have that right!) now called Windsor. In all cases i just named Parliament allowed the Monarchy to continue to exist. Labor particularly this Maoist flavored UK Labor government would love an excuse to do away with it. The Labor party in past Marxist convulsions has stated that as a goal.
Remember Parliament is supreme. The UK has no written constitution. It’s constitution is tradition and acts of Parliament. It’s busy demonstrating the huge flaw of democracy. If you got the votes you can be as stupid as is humanly or inhumanly possible. Nothing constrains you as long as you have the votes which you will always have with the right democratically passed law.
This is why the Founding Fathers chose a republic which we are busily throwing away.