although i believe you and i share a similar disdain for the Monarchy, there are a few “civilized” modern countries with a progressive social conscience and a humming economy (Sweden, GB, and even Canada has not relinquished entirely its links to that “archaic” institution. Could there not be something to this? A balance to the democracy the governs these countries? Naturally America, home of the elected monarchs would soundingly cry “absolutely not”, however i would not be so fast to rule this out yet.
Ok, i think i was’nt very clear. I think Monarchy is archaic and useless in most country, it does’nt project a very modern image. This does not mean, because a country is still working with a monarchy, that the country is archaic, just that part of the institution. Look at Sweden and GB, the monarchy is without real power… So why keeping it ?
about fear and politic…
Woman are more insecure, more prudent, and they vote more for rightish party, not because they are idiots, obviously. When there’s social problem, people want a “solid” party with simplist solution, they elect the right. Right-wing party are focusing on security, big army, hard punishment, just read their speech, fear is their allies. Look these time, fear is in the air, anyway more than in the normal, and conservative idea are taking lots of space. When germany was in pain after WWI, they choose to listen to rightish party, they (we) were afraid.
about Stoiber and Shroeder…
Stoiber is the “head” of a coalition of 2 conservative party. He want to bring conservative idea of bavaria on all germany. Also he does not seem to care a lot about europe, i find that is dangerous for germany, as he could slow down europe progress. He is also very hard to the Turk, once he tried to deport a german delinquant in turk, the delinquant was a turk, born in germany, as his parent were there for more than 30 years. About economy, it seem evident that his idea would not help a lots East Germany, he propose simple solution to a very complex problem in germany; unemployement. He is not very popular in the north.
Shroeder is a social democrat, a competent man with good idea. He care about europe. But he make a mistake; he said he would reduce unemployement, he did, but not as much as he promise. Now it seem the idea of his party about unemployement are starting to work, but maybe too late as the election is on septembre 22.