Constitutional monarchy

As long as we have constitutional monarchy the King or Queen has my loyalty. I have no thoughts about any monarchy except the British monarchy.

Semi-Constitutional and Absolute are my "Go-Tos" but I ain't complaining about Constitutional Monarchies either. Look at the UK, when the UK had Elizabeth II, often generals and such would say "Do it for the crown/queen!" as motivation, I believe most Constitutional Monarchies do something like this.

I agree completely, here in Brazil our Emperors were titled as “By the Grace of God and the Unanimous Acclaim of the Peoples, Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil” as it states, the dynasty is acclaimed by the people to fulfill their duties by protecting traditional values by the grace of god, and to perpetually defend the Empire and it’s people from either foreign threats or internal ones.

Well said, although personally I don’t believe in any god, so I don’t care about the “by the grace of god” part.

I will support monarchy in my country, Spain, as long as it supports democracy, the constitutional system and leads by example, meaning they don’t use the influence they have to benefit themselves (like Juan Carlos and others did).

I agree with you that the constitutional monarch is the servant of the people, but I also think that monarchy is a bulwark against populism. For example, while it is true that we have had a populist ascendancy in British (and especially English*) politics since 2016, it has not been on anything like the same scale as the US, Brazil or even Italy.

One of the most important characteristics of monarchy in a pluralist ‘democracy’ is that it is a reminder of the value of tradition and continuity. We saw that on a large scale in the U.K. with the funeral of Elizabeth II, not only in the outpouring of popular grief (dignified, deeply felt grief, not the populist synthetic grief of Reality [sic] TV), but in the warm reception accorded to King Charles III. During this time, it was evident that the monarchy had more relevance and more connection to the people at an emotional and spiritual** level than any of the political class.

Monarchy at its best embodies the principle expounded by Edmund Burke, one of my favourite political philosophers, that society is ‘a partnership not only between those who are living, but between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born’.

• ‘…especially English politics’: There is a Scottish form of populism articulated within the nationalist/separatist movement.

** Spiritual in this context does not mean the same as religious, but does imply a level of understanding beyond ‘pure reason’. As Pascal phrased it: ‘The heart has its reasons, which reason does not know’.

"By the Grace of God and the will of the people" is a pretty great title. If the US had a monarch, I'd probably want something like that second part in there.

Look at the US, the democratic party wants to control everything, if they aren't stopped it will lead to the biggest dictatorship the world has ever seen. Most likely a revolution will follow suit but we can avoid all this drama if we just become a constitutional monarchy

I dont really see a point in a monarchy that is constitutional, less its a Prussian style one where the masses don't have a say in actually important things. Anything to avoid petting zoo monarchies like the Brits.

they now see themselves as servants of the people

Why do you think this is how they see themselves?

instead of people serving them

This is how it is in most republics lol.

Constitutional monarchies open the door to giving power to MPs that have no loyalty to the people nor the crown. Its partly the reason why my country (Poland) doesn't have a monarchy anymore.

I feel like constitutional monarchies are even less "evolutive" than absolute monarchies, because of the constitution : many comments are about the flexibility of the system, but a constitution is limiting the innovations. In my opinion, electoral monarchy is the choice of a good monarch, by a few enlightened aristocrats and not a contradictory people !

(don't mind the errors, English isn't my mother tongue)

“By the Grace of God and the will of the People, King of Serbia”. The second part is just as important as the first.

Aren't those two statements contradictory?

This is a very liberal, Jacobin idea. The average commoner is ignorant and immoral. The "people" are easily manipulated and oftentimes wrong. A monarch is first and foremost beholden to God Almighty. He must do what is right and what is best for his country, regardless of whether the people understand it or not. A King should strive to be a philosopher, not a populist.

I feel like throughout history only a few monarchs saw themselves as this, most felt that they had the divine right and wisdom to do whatever they wanted, be it good or bad. I feel like throughout history only a few monarchs saw themselves as this, most felt that they had the divine right and wisdom to do whatever they wanted, be it good or bad.

Because guillotine happy murderers, and child shooting red army psychos and such have crafted your understanding of history and reality.

Nothing last forever, there is no such thing as it will never happen. Keep thinking like that. Live on you perfect utopia. I'll catch you when we hit the next civil war