My new, favorite (although, sadly, photoshopped) photo of the Good Queen Elizabeth

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27. I actually love history and have bookshelves of history books.

I go through phases. I have an entire Roman history section, an early European post Roman section, early American section and a science section. Plus civil war, revolutionary war and both World Wars. Don’t ever assume that someone who disagrees with you is less well educated. They may just reach a different conclusion. I concluded having some royalist over me was a bad idea.

I fully understand the history of the British Royal family and those still in existence in Europe. And what have I taken from it? Their entire purpose has been the continuation of their racket.

For many centuries the fate of their subjects was secondary to that goal. They only changed when the French stopped being subjects and chose to be citizens. At that point they realized they could quickly become extraneous but have still managed to keep the grift going.

Again, the European nations that have royal families are democracies. They choose to be subjects rather than citizens and that is their choice. I respect that choice. It’s just not one I would choose to make.