“Why do you defend monarchs? They are disgusting parasites who only by birth, enjoy enormous riches, wealth and fame, and are exempt from everything the rest of us must endure to live.”
You sound bitter and green with envy. The British Monarchy is an enterprise, with vast business interests. They are capitalists, and bring in huge sums of money to Britain through tourism, pomp and ceremony. Way more than their costs to the state.
By the way, any heirs to a fortune made by their capitalist parents in the U.S. are also parasites according to you. You don’t like the idea of inheriting family wealth? Jealous? Not much of a capitalist, are you. Because you didn’t win out as much in life’s lottery, you seem very unhappy about it. Perhaps you’d prefer communism, with all incomes leveled to the same low common denominator. Every country, including ours, has its elites, regardless of how they got there. Learn to live with it.
That is a very sensible and pragmatic view flaglady47. William did not choose his position in life. An essentially shy man (just like his Great-Grandfather King George VI) he has been flung into a harsh spotlight, a spotlight, some might say, that helped kill his mother, and he is attempting to get on with it and make a difference.
People can criticise the system of constitutional monarchy (although it is as popular as it has ever been in the UK) but the personal attacks like ‘disgusting parasites’ are not something you expect from the Right. It is common parlance on the Far-Left of course, where envy dominates, and duty is an alien concept.
Up until this quip, you were making a decent argument.
You obviously still don't understand the argument against monarchies.
However, they are fashionable and glamorous and the ladies mostly want to know what they are wearing right?