Are you a monarchist, knarf?
"The underlying thought process was ... "
The fact is ... we once was, and now is ... and the two are incompatible to a representative Republic and the personal liberty and freedom(s) initially envisioned.
Alex .... I had never considered that word and looked it up ... and see I'd have to think more deeply about your question.
MY understanding was a very peripheral royalty kind of thing, but I found a lot of conservatism linked with monarchism that I never knew about nor, obviously .. considered ...
Ask again in a week .... don't rely on me to remember and get back to you because .. at my age ....
what ?