Quote Originally Posted by Fragony View Post
the royals but also the network surrounding her, Wilders is openly hostile and wants to limit their power and he makes no secret it.
Wilders deserves credit for prying open two outdated taboos: the failure of the multicultural society, and the powers of a monarch in the heart of a European democracy.

As to the first: I am not a fan of the extreme right. I also think the mutlicultural society has failed. On both counts, I think I am part of a large majority of public opinion throughout Europe.
Social taboos have prevented open public debate over this matter. (Which is not the same as a leftwing conspiracy)

Well done to Wilders and his ilk for turning the issue into a public debate. I can call Fragony a fanatic, but the truth of the matter is he often expresses thoughts I am simply too afraid to admit in public.
Cameron, Merkel and Sarkozy have all learned the lesson of the populist right, and have all incorporated some of the themes of the hardright into the mainstream right.


As to the second, I can 'somewhat' understand a ceremonial monarchy like Sweden. I shall never, never ever, understand why a developed country in the 21st century wishes to have a big black hole in the heart of its democracy. Every New Guinea tribesman can vote his leader nowadays, democracy is spread to all the corners of the globe. Yet, in a handful of European countries, people remain subject to the whims of royal family.
Completely shield off from the public scrutiny, without any public responsibility, the monarchs in places such as Monaco, Liechtenstein, and the Netherlands are part of the government, they decide who governs and who doesn't.

They ought to be expelled from the EU over it. Instead, across Europe, people have become so accustomed to this intolerable situation, that even Europe's social democratic parties are seldom anti-monarchical.

Well done to Wilders for breaking the taboo about the monarchy.