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This is why monarchies are better than democracies. There is no accountability or ownership. A king wants to pass down something better to his progeny. A politician wants to make money and generally doesn’t care what state he leaves things in.


Why don't politicians care about their kids and why do monarchs not care about money?


I never said either of those things. By progeny, I meant both the heirs of the king and the common race of people belonging to the kingdom. Kings were the head of different races of people and as the head, they looked after their people (if they were a good king). For example, a good king wouldn’t import millions of people who are different from those in his kingdom for economic reasons, and you don’t see this in history. It is his job to take care of his people and if he suddenly gave them an incredible amount of competition for resources, he would be responsible for causing his people great difficulty. He cares about them and wouldn’t do that.

Politicians don’t have this headship and from their behavior clearly don’t view themselves as stewards of their country and people (they do care about their own children though). An example of this would be Mike Lee’s attempt to sell off American public lands to foreign interests. The money raised from this would not make a dent in the deficit or debt, and it would take away beautiful fishing and hiking from Americans. Thankfully this was done away with, but a good king would never consider selling public land in the middle of his country to foreigners.


> a good king...

Now compare a good king to a good politician.


That's insane nonsense.


Dispensationalism is a heresy that flows out of the Scofield Bible, created by a con artist, Cyrus Scofield. He was likely funded and supported by Zionists.

The Israel of the Bible does not refer to the country Israel, but many Christians have been deceived.


He’s saying that her war efforts led to the British winning, but also led to the loss of their empire, culture, and race.


The real problem is likely glyphosate or other pesticides which are often found in wheat products.


Stricter driving tests would inevitably be touted as racist.


Racist? Honestly, I think it's racist of you to suggest that any one race is worse at driving than another. If you said it was sexist on the other hand...

This is just a joke about stereotypes btw. As for my actual opinion, I believe that pretty much every adult American needs to drive (unless they live in a big city), so trying to DQ anyone is effectively denying them the right to live independently. Rather, driving must be made easier with better technology and hopefully AVs.


People in the US don’t want to use public transportation due to the demographics of those who do use it.


Temporarily embarrassed millionaires shouldn't lower themselves!


Why exactly do you think that a model of gender created by child molester Dr. John Money describes biological reality? Have you never considered this?


On top of being an evil person, Money was quite wrong about gender — not only making intersex mutilation a thing, but also forcibly transitioning a young cis boy in one of the most heartbreaking cases I've ever read about.

The modern scientific model is a collaborative effort by many professionals across several fields, refined over several decades. There is no single scientist who is responsible for it. Instead of projecting cis insecurities, it centers trans people and treats us as honest conveyors of our experiences. And it sure is more correct than anything a bunch of illiterate fundies who beat their wives ever dreamed up.


Musk is not the richest man in the world. Those lists exclude royalty and other individuals who do not want the extra publicity. The Rothschilds are far richer.


> Those lists exclude royalty and other individuals who do not want the extra publicity

What individual(s)? You just mentioned a family and not an individual. Forbes lists Elon's net worth at $419 billion.


David de Rothschild. The family has lent money to governments and royalty for centuries. You’re not going to find his accurate net worth on Forbes.

Also, any king or dictator effectively owns their nation’s entire treasury, including all real estate. Maduro, for example, is wealthier than Musk.


There is no evidence — reliable, speculative, or otherwise — that suggests Nicolás Maduro's net worth exceeds even $100 billion. It's more likely in the hundreds of millions, not hundreds of billions.

Even the most aggressive speculative estimates from opposition figures, investigative journalists, or geopolitical analysts do not approach that figure.

No credible leaks (like the Panama Papers or Pandora Papers) have hinted at such vast assets tied to Maduro.

No intelligence reports or financial investigations from entities like the U.S. Treasury, the EU, or independent watchdogs have ever approached figures remotely close to hundreds of billions.


OP's point is that Maduro's authority over the whole country effectively grants him control over the resources and the corresponding net worth. It's a stretch but I can see where they are coming from.


As someone living in a monarchy, I can assure you that our regent very much does not own my nation’s treasury.


I agree with your point but in this parent discussion doesn't make sense just throw "they are way richer than Z person"

Tho in the Maduro sense, which is a dictator that just make sense while he is in power, it's not actually own by him.


Elon seems to have bought control over the US treasury, so he's in those leagues.


Our king has to moonlight as a airline pilot.


Our queen emerita is a part-time painter.


And that policy directly led to the deaths earlier this week. The ATC was clearly not a White male from the audio.


Controller is definitely not White from the audio. Also, the helicopter pilot was female.


Wrong - please provide a source.

The pilot's wife has released photos.



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