Much has been said about our unilateral decision making processes. I have heard and read people talking of Emperor George and Emperor John and it has become a fact of our democracies that we no longer have viable opposition. They are just wiped out, dismissed and discounted , even from within. For me it remains odd that the incumbents in government ( I nearly wrote a capital G!!) can pull the wool over people’s eyes and when called to account they just say things like they “misspoke’ or they weren’t given the right facts or “ people just want to move on , that’s all behind us now.” But woe betide any opposition member who is not seen to be doing the right thing and may they have a good crystal ball because rarely do they know what the right thing is until they are hauled over the coals and chastised like some naughty 19th century child for getting it all wrong . Tsk. Tsk. So I guess we think sometimes we might as well have a monarchy. France fought a massive revolution to limit the powers of the monarchy only to find out they had an emperor. From that point onwards they have never ceased trying to get democracy right. Without vigilance, it is easily lost.
I should just like you all to know we do actually have a principality in Australia and we do have a royal family. Prince Leonard is celebrating 33 years as the reigning monarch of the Hutt River Province.
Hutt River Province
Official Site
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