Militant Monarchist Thought of the Day

The British, Spanish, or Swedish parliaments can pass good laws or bad ones (mostly the latter). But the French, Austrian, or Portuguese parliaments can pass no laws at all. All their acts are utterly null and void. So there is no point in protesting against anything specific that Europe's illegitimate republics do. Their crime is their existence and Romans 13 does not apply to them. There is no such thing as the lawful abolition of a monarchy. Ever. Monarchists in Europe need to stop being nice (or quarreling among themselves) and demand to be heard, because we are right and the enemy is wrong. And Europe's "conservative" republicans and "Christian" Democrats are in a way worse than the Left, because they consolidate and legitimize the Revolution. No society could function for long without some sort of conservatism. Even the Soviet Union had its "conservatives." But we do not want the republics to continue to function. We want them destroyed. Once a country's monarchy has been abolished, conservatism becomes part of the problem and those who previously would have been conservatives must become counter-revolutionaries or reactionaries.

Denmark's Young Royalty

Official photo of TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark released to mark their tenth anniversary yesterday.

L-R: Prince Christian (b 2005), Prince Vincent (b 2011), Crown Prince Frederik (b 1968), Crown Princess Mary (b 1972), Princess Josephine (b 2011), Princess Isabella (b 2007)

The Exotica of Monarchy

No comment on the rest of this annoying article (definitely not endorsed!), but it's tiresome to see the way neoconservative critics of Catholic traditionalism frequently bring up "love of monarchy" as if that's a self-evidently bad thing, an example of what's wrong with the traditionalist movement, and one of its adherents' major themes (if only it were!). Actually, in the United States monarchists are (unfortunately) a minority even at traditionalist Catholic chapels. And in a society as messed up as ours, what on earth is wrong with a little "exotica"? Chris Ferrara's reply is apt: "I am glad to see that you have found peace and contentment in the sty of Republican Catholic conformism."

Coronations, Americans, and the Crown

Here are some reflections on Monarchy by John Beeler prompted by this thoughtful article by my friend Michael W. Davis, an American monarchist now living in Australia. Of course, as a Loyalist to the core I am far from "undecided" about the American Revolution, but welcome any deviation from the established "Patriot" narrative. Recently I've begun to watch (not entirely without reluctance) the new television series "TURN," about spies during the American Revolution. While viewers are clearly expected to side with the rebels, characters are well-rounded enough that is possible to side with the Tories if one really wishes.

Monday was the 77th anniversary of the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, an event always worth reflecting on.

V-E Day

I love England, but find today's anniversary difficult to celebrate. Let's not forget the falls of the Yugoslavian, Albanian, Italian, Bulgarian, Romanian, and (if Horthy's kingless kingdom counts) Hungarian monarchies, the loss of half of Europe to four decades of Communist tyranny, and the destruction of so much architectural beauty. As far as victories go, 1945 was not much of a victory for Traditional Britain, which in the aftermath quickly lost its Empire and endured conditions more commonly associated with defeated nations than victorious ones. Truly it was Americanism in the West and Stalinism in the East that really triumphed, giving us the ugly postwar world of the United Nations, the European Union, Vatican II, and since 1947 no more than ten hereditary monarchies in Europe which is completely unacceptable. Waterloo 1815, now that was a victory...

The Monarchist Generation

Could the "millennials" be the first generation in quite awhile to be wiser than their parents and grandparents? Fully 60% of Australians aged 18-24 support keeping the monarchy, as do a narrow majority of Australians overall. In no age group do republicans now outnumber monarchists, though the gap is much narrower among baby boomers. God Save the Queen of Australia!

It's not hard to see why when following coverage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's ongoing triumphant visit to Australia, including this visit to the Blue Mountains.

Monarchist Thought of the Day

Why do so many people believe that winning an election is more indicative of "merit" than hereditary succession? Where is the evidence for this widespread belief? And why should anyone have more confidence in the wisdom of the electorate, who just happened to be born in the right place and time and didn't do anything to be qualified to vote other than be 18 or older, than in that of one person, who just happened to be born in the right place and time and didn't do anything to get into the royal family? An individual might be good and wise, or he might not. A majority of the public? Far less likely. And the sort of person who wants and seeks the highest office in the land--something dictators and elected presidents have in common, though their means differ--is precisely the last sort of person who should be entrusted with it.

No divine right monarchist has ever been more mystical and unscientific about Royal Blood than republicans are about Elections and Public Opinion.