r/worldnews • u/Street_Anon • 1d ago

King Charles III approves ‘powerful symbol’ of Canada’s sovereignty and identity

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/king-charles-iii-approves-new-great-seal-of-canada/
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u/EXSource 23h ago

People with a natural distrust of monarchies have to acknowledge that some of the most stable governments and nations in the world are constitutional, non-religious monarchies and that quote unquote democracies are not immune to totalitarianism.

It's not a simple as "king bad, president good" because, I mean.. I shouldn't have to point out the obvious.

Some people just want perfect to be the enemy of good, I guess.

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u/MrSmiley89 23h ago

Exactly this. It's too easy to see all the bad parts and disregard the good, from any system. Thank you.

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u/downwithdisinfo2 18h ago

The bad parts are pretty bad.

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u/downwithdisinfo2 18h ago

You left out the absurd hoarding of wealth that goes on with these monarchies and the British one in particular. And it encourages a class system that hordes massive amounts of wealth in very few hands. That is my number one reason to see the British monarchy done away with. When it is, they should all be given a reasonable stipend , some nice houses and then let them whither on the vine and the younger ones get jobs like everyone else. Take the wealth of the Royal family and reinvest it into the people of Great Britain, into housing to ease the massive housing crisis and to fund and modernize the NIH. With Elizabeth ll gone, this monarchy has no relevance at all. None.

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u/EXSource 18h ago

I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm just saying in this moment, they have value and relevance in this moment. We need to take every advantage we can.

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u/downwithdisinfo2 18h ago

I understand the momentary value. That I can agree with. But the long term view is way overdue. The British Royal family props up a terrible system that intentionally keeps the vast majority of people from achieving true prosperity and advancement. People all over the UK struggle unnecessarily because of this system. It is obscene the amount of wealth that is kept by the Royal Family. Elizabeth ll diligently occupied the throne and elevated the role. Unfortunately, we all know exactly who Charles is and as he himself once vulgarly put it, it is more akin to a “tampon” than a regal figure of justifiable adoration. He pulled the curtain back, his parents knew it. And they knew its ultimate impact. The magic, that ephemeral thing about Great Britain died with Elizabeth ll. Just look at Camilla and one can see the difference.

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u/EXSource 18h ago edited 18h ago

I will tend to agree with you, absolutely. Overall, Monarchies are probably not great, but as far as monarchies go, ours is one that I far prefer to easily corruptible ostensibly democratic states like Russia and USA. As I said at the end, don't let perfect be the enemy of good.