‘Alot here are anglos including myself. My family came to the US from Kent,England in 1803. What the british media do not seems to understand is the royals mean nothing to us and they hold no power over us. Yes our leaders make nice and go through all of the hoops to accommodate them.this is because they are our heads of state and we have a close alliance with Britain(not the Queen). Quite frankly I find the concept of royalty in 2007 to be backwater,regressive,and a relic of the past. I guess its like your disneyland with tourists.At least ours is fantasy and our taxpayers do not have to keep it up. ;)’
I quite understand your point of view, but only a dullard confuses what ‘Britain’ thinks with what journalists write.
I understand royals mean nothing to you, just as when a US President visits England he is just another grubby politician to us with a temporary mandate.
To me, the concept of a Republic is proposterous, forcing a political role on a head of state who could do their job better if they were apolitical, but as that is your choice, I have the good grace not to criticise your chosen system.
Like your Disneyland, our royalty makes a profit and pays taxes. It also ensures our head of state is never a Democrat! ;-)
“It also ensures our head of state is never a Democrat! ;-)”
Who is waiting in the wings again?