When you think of monarchy, you might think of an inbred Habsburg – the family’s distinctive jaw, how generations of rulers crippled by a variety of diseases due to their tendency to marry within the immediate family. “A monarchy is based around the nation showing respect for its past, its people and the culture,” one Reddit user explained. For many, monarchy offers up an alternative to other radical political factions. “I had a [real] disdain for liberalism and democracy in general,” an absolute monarchist from Germany told me on Reddit. “When I was younger I thought monarchy was stupid and made no sense, like most children who were raised on republican (not the American political party) propaganda,” one Reddit user explained to me.

Source: The Guardian October 01, 2019 05:02 UTC