tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post7394586043391487688..comments2023-10-17T16:05:59.282+01:00Comments on radical royalist: radical royalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00438964016034979338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-91648576630424398122012-01-08T00:23:27.443+00:002012-01-08T00:23:27.443+00:00Of course, I agree that the interregnum in Germany...Of course, I agree that the interregnum in Germany should end. Meanwhile, the interregnal government will continue to make a fool of itself. <br /><br />Thanks for this post, sir.<br /><br />On another note, although I hate to be picky, does Germany really have federal states?<br /><br />Is not a federal state as opposed to a unitary state, such as Norway?<br /><br />Does this not make Germany itself the federal state? And the common translation amongst the German-speaking of <i>Bundesland</i> into <i>federal state</i> an erroneous translation?<br /><br />See <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_states" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a></i>.J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-64563128105609253482012-01-08T00:23:07.266+00:002012-01-08T00:23:07.266+00:00I agree with both of you. David, you are right: Ri...I agree with both of you. David, you are right: Richard von Weizsäcker was an exceptional president and I have high respect for him. His grandfather was the last royal premier of the Kingdom Württemberg and little Richard was born in the Schloß in Württemberg’s capital Stuttgart.<br /><br />Of course, Fr Theodore, not every heir was ready to assume royal powers. However, today’s crown princes(ses) would be good kings or queens. Prince Charles will be a good king and Crown Prince Felipe is able to fill his father’s shoes. Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Prince Frederik or Crown Princess Victoria received the best training any head of state could receive today.<br /><br />On the other hand you have King Constantine II of the Hellenes who ascended the Greek throne in 1964 aged only 24. Right from the start he had to deal with the old fox Giorgios Papandreou and his good for nothing son Andreas who was involved in dodgy deals and received fatherly protection in doing so. Against these two adversaries the young King stood no chance. The best preparation could not have helped him again their intrigues.radical royalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00438964016034979338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-88256898210383960592012-01-07T23:04:14.250+00:002012-01-07T23:04:14.250+00:00Of course, not every heir to a throne got the trai...Of course, not every heir to a throne got the training he or she should have - often with unfortunate results.<br /><br />However, that could be remedied, at least in a constitutional monarchy, by prescribing an age at which, and a degree to which, the heir should be "apprenticed" to the reigning monarch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32595888.post-18902319368463057072012-01-07T14:33:28.598+00:002012-01-07T14:33:28.598+00:00In 63 years, this system has only resulted in one ...In 63 years, this system has only resulted in one actually worthy figure (Richard von Weizsäcker) being elected. I'm not sure whether this or the car crash entertainment of US elections is a better laugh.David Votoupalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580606716887515975noreply@blogger.com