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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by systemtest on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:09AM (#12245941)
Nothing wrong with a constitutional monarchy. You get all the benefits from democratically chosen representatives without the downside of the 4-year moodswings. The monarch will always choose what is best for the country instead of what is best for the currently ruling party. It looks at long-term vision instead of just the 4-year term. It takes care of continuity instead of the "this will not be my problem in 6 months" effect you currently see with Obama.
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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by satori99 on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:25AM (#12245993)
I live in a constitutional monarchy. But my Queen and her family don't even live in my country, and she is rather more attached to the one she does live in.

I'm sure she chooses what is "best for the country", but it's not always clear which country that may mean.

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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by raverbashing on Monday August 08, 2016 @01:46PM (#12249541)
Canada? Australia? NZ?
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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by oldbuzzard on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:20AM (#12245973)
How so? Most of these are explicitly apolitical

The monarchy didn't help with Brexit. I suppose it could help broker coalition governments in a parlimentary systems... though Thailand certainly shows how overly broad lese majeste laws and and strong military can have the opposite effect at least with regards to national unity.

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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by gozur88 on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:37AM (#12246048)
What do you mean "help with Brexit"? Is there a reason to believe she should have come down on one side or another?
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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by Jach on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:25AM (#12245992)
Has the Queen even spoken about whether she approves of Brexit or not?
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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by twblalock on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:34AM (#12246029)
Not publicly, and she never would. If she took sides in political arguments, she would undermine the justifications for the existence of the monarchy.
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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by ordinary on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:44AM (#12246072)
No, but it is rumoured she is not a Europhile.
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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by msh on Monday August 08, 2016 @06:36AM (#12246671)
What are they supposed to choose? The monarch of my country makes no political choices.
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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by BigDaddyD on Monday August 08, 2016 @09:46AM (#12247681)
< "4-year moodswings"

AKA the will of the people. It amazes me that after all the evil we have seen come out of authoritarian rule we still get people bashing democracy.

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