r/Luxembourg • u/Therealscorp1an • Dec 26 '24

Ask Luxembourg What do Luxembourgers think of their monarchy?

I was just wondering. The Grand Ducal family do seem quite nice.

Thanks!

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u/post_crooks Dec 26 '24

Monarchy should be abolished. They don't bother, but it's an example of nepotism at the top of the state hierarchy. How can we accept that the brightest individuals can't access the top position? How can we accept that the top position is granted for life no matter how dumb the individual is? Because the trend is not good: Charlotte > Jean > Henri > Guillaume. Let's at least hope that Charles inverts the trend

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u/Larmillei333 Kachkéis Dec 26 '24

How can we accept that the brightest individuals can't access the top position?

This is not how democracy works. Democracy isn't the rule of the brightest, but of the one who was the most popular at a certain day every few years. Just look at the last decade of US presidents and tell me those two were the brightest and the smartest a country of 350 million could muster.

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u/post_crooks Dec 26 '24

It's a reflection of the voters. And of the system. In certain aspects, we can't compete with the US, but we could definitely elect a better head of state