In other news, Spain still has a King and Queen.
The fuck???
this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2024
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Spain still has kings?
I think the king is being a lightning rod in this case, not sure what a ceremonial rich dude could have done.
That said, this should be a red alert warning to the entirety of Europe. It happened in Austria last month, in Greece last year and it's going to keep happening. We can't keep doing business as usual, the climate crisis is here.
not sure what a ceremonial rich dude could have done
People are afraid and confused, they have never seen anything like this. They need something to direct their anger towards, and out of confusion, they see this rich guy with no problems and never having struggled before in his life. Too easy of a target. There are probably a lot of questions that people don't have answers to. How could they have not seen this coming? Why was there no warning? Why aren't the rich people using their personal funds to help with the efforts of recovery? That's my take
It’s long past time for monarchs to be a thing of the past
Footage shows an angry crowd shouting "murderer" and "shame" at the king, who was also asked why nothing had been done to avoid the tragedy.
Damn right. Fuck monarchies.
There’s still a king of Spain?
Yes, the monarchy was reestablished after General Franco's (fascist) Nationalists won the Spanish Civil War against the Republicans and Socialists (and Communists and anarchists, all in their separate groups) back in the 1930's.
Unfortunately, yes. We can't even vote on the matter.
However, it's worth noting that a good part of the hate is directed to Mazon, the governor of the region that is being accused of not only downplaying the alerts from the weather agency but also of not asking for help nor declaring the emergency status that would allow the central gov. to take control and send more help for political gains (the central gov is from a left-leaning coalition while the region gov is from a right-fascist coalition).
Is Mazon a MAGA republican by any chance?
Not technically. He is part of a right-wing "moderated" party. Years ago, his party was that at least. Now, their party (Partido Popular) are very close-tied to Vox, a fascist party pretty much like the MAGA GOP. The PP has decided to become much more fascist in order to not lose against Vox and ultimately decided to adopt much of Vox's political views in order to ally with them and stand a a chance in the elections.
I appreciate the in-depth explanation. Power hungry cabrones who will do anything to hold on to power; the rest of the world can get fucked.
Ah, ok right wing. That's all you had to say.
There is also a King of Denmark, England, Norway, Sweden, Belgium and a King of the Netherlands. But most monarchies are constitutional so they hold no political power.
Technically, Spain's king holds some power. He is the highest military authority (he holds the title of General Captain of the whole army) and he has to sign any law before it can core to effect. If he doesn't sign it, the law won't pass. Although it's more of a formal fignature, he could not allow a law to pass if he wanted.
Same in Norway.
The monarchies can stay on one condition. They all wear silly hats like the Swedish king
I don't know, popes are kings and they can wear pretty silly hats.
Do we have to keep popes around?
I should have clarified. I mean silly (fun) not silly (ridiculous)
Not silly enough. Either sew bunny ears on it or else the pope has to go too.
Fair.
This is the silliness that is desired. Our heir apparent have yet to take up her father's penchant for silly hats. One day I hope.
The British monarch does hold political power, but usually does not do anything with it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom#Constitutional_role
Hence "most".
Once I was the king of Spain, now I eat humble pie
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