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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy
LOL. The UK has been free of monarchy? I know you have been there....did you happen to look at the coins? the stamps? The palace in the middle of Westminster? Where does the Queen get the dosh to buy all those hats? The entire royal family basically lives off the dole.
From a legal perspective, yes I agree that the royals are mere symbols. From a financial perspective, they are the biggest welfare cases in Europe.
Next time you run into the Queen, refuse to bow. See how well that goes over with the general population. You will quickly see how far Europe has truly strayed from its dynastic origins.
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Yes, I've been there. Nothing in your post contradicts my point. But I think your treating "Europe" as a single monolithic phenomenon is way wrong.
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