The alternatives are either a ceremonial President that no-one knows or cares about (Germany or Ireland) or a political President that everybody does (France or the USA) where the ceremony rancours. … (View Post)

I think that explains the PB plurality view; it's dominated by posters who see look for logic in everything, and can't see it in the monarchy. That said, I think that's part of the appeal: monarchy h… (View Post)

If that was tried here, by any government, the cries of fascism would never end - and it would be bitterly opposed until it ground to a halt. (View Post)

I could have also added that Australia has quite a bit of experience in dealing with deported foreign criminals. (View Post)

Why should we give republicans hope? PB is a very weird demographic that seems to have ideological objections to monarchy. Most of us love it. (View Post)