Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
An unelected leader isn't authoritarian in your opinion?
Fear the tyranny of Harald V!
Quote Originally Posted by Aemilius Paulus View Post
Furnuculus is right, the Queen barely does anything. No need to confuse the head of the state with the head of the government. What exactly does the Queen 'rule' over? She cannot even take sides in politics, much less rule people... Britain is not authoritarian at all, and they have a long history of being not authoritarian. Even back when constitutional monarchy granted more rights to the royalty, the British were at the forefront of the free nations.
People who spend their lives arguing that the Queen is authoritarian would better serve the world by protesting against real authoritarian regimes.