The Prince of Wales

**Cute Wolf** · 07-05-2009, 09:55

Originally Posted by Fragony

Doubt this is funny for non-dutchies but seems like a good place to put it (about our crownprince)

(translation just in case you want it; is it finally prince blabla moment)

Hey frag... a man who can't have a decent ammount honor his own leader, no matter what they did as "wrong things" can't become a good leader themself.... and yet.... ashaming your own royal family is a symbol of disloyalty..... Poor Royal family... not everyone understands them... and many depises them...

**Fragony** · 07-05-2009, 10:09

Originally Posted by Cute Wolf

Hey frag... a man who can't have a decent ammount honor his own leader, no matter what they did as "wrong things" can't become a good leader themself.... and yet.... ashaming your own royal family is a symbol of disloyalty..... Poor Royal family... not everyone understands them... and many depises them...

Damn straight I despise them, royalty has no place in a modern society.

**Adrian II** · 07-05-2009, 10:41

Originally Posted by Fragony

Damn straight I despise them, royalty has no place in a modern society.

That's funny. We're thoroughly modern in Holland. The Brits are thoroughly modern, too. So are the Danes, the Spaniards. Yet they all have figurehead kings and queens, with the wholehearted support of their populations.

What does it mean, eh? It means quite simply that these figureheads are popular precisely because they're not modern. Ha! And since we're on about it, does Bach have a place in modern society? Does Jesus? King Arthur?

Could it be, dear Fragony, that people are not overly enthusiastic about your modern society?

**Fragony** · 07-05-2009, 10:48

If they were, how would they vote away the queen?

**Adrian II** · 07-05-2009, 10:53

Originally Posted by Fragony

If they were, how would they vote away the queen?

Two-thirds majority, change the constitution, bye bye Beatrix & Co.

**Fragony** · 07-05-2009, 11:00

Originally Posted by Adrian II

Two-thirds majority, change the constitution, bye bye Beatrix & Co.

I stand corrected. Would be interesting to know how many people support the royals.

**Adrian II** · 07-05-2009, 11:02

Originally Posted by Fragony

I stand corrected. Would be interesting to know how many people support the royals.

How about 85%. It's been a constant for decades, maybe a hundred years.

BTW this is why republican movements never succeed in convincing people.

"The royals are outdated."

"Yup!"

"I mean, I know they're symbols..."

"Uh-huh."

"... Even so, it's the symbol of inequality, inherited wealth, everything obsolete."

"Yup!"

"Whatcha mean, 'yup'"?

"That's why we like them."

"But that's not rational!"

"Nope."

"So?"

'So what?"

**CountArach** · 07-05-2009, 10:19

Originally Posted by Cute Wolf

ashaming your own royal family is a symbol of disloyalty..... Poor Royal family... not everyone understands them... and many depises them...

Wow... so dissenting opinions make me disloyal to my country? The very nature of free speech is that my idea is heard and I am allowed to express it To suggest that this weakens the nation as a whole is just pathetic. Any nation that relies on a figurehead who was born into his position to keep itself going deserves a lot of criticism.

**Louis VI the Fat** · 07-05-2009, 14:32

Originally Posted by Cute Wolf

Hey frag... a man who can't have a decent ammount honor his own leader, no matter what they did as "wrong things" can't become a good leader themself.... and yet.... ashaming your own royal family is a symbol of disloyalty..... Poor Royal family...

Respect your leaders and honour the Dutch Royals? That wasn't the prevailing opinion in Indonesia back in 1949...

**Andres** · 07-05-2009, 14:47

I voted "Off with his head!"

We have our royal clowns in Belgium as well. I admit, they make for a few good laughs every once in a while. I guess we could let them live if they agree to start (continue?) a career as comedians.

Besides, Presidents are funnier