• finitebanjo@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Having an absolute ruler kind of has everything to do with authoritarianism. The UK is flawed to a frightening degree, always has been, that’s why it’s so out of place and left behind by the rest of Europe.

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      2 days ago

      The UK’s king is not an absolute ruler.

      Same with Norway, Denmark, Sweden, or the Netherlands - all of which are monarchies, but also 100% democracies, without the “let’s ID check everyone trying to access the Internet and block their VPNs” vibe that UK recently acquired.

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        Lol OK, sorry, it’s a constitutional democracy whose parliament is given authority by an absolute ruler. Still pretty shit and I strongly support any movement to do away with monarchs permanently.