This is the fediverse; shitting on the US is its favorite pastime, even when the US isn't involved.

Well, maybe second favorite pastime after talking about Linux.

That's because he's recently been on a state visit to the US where he was unanimously welcomed by all of Washington, with none of the politicians of either party bringing up how absurdly anti-denocratic and elitist monarchy is.

60 bucks that that ugly shit?! Who is buying this ugly shit... Wait. Stupid question.

Look, I hope Trump gets skinned alive like that girl at the end of Martyrs, but that ornament is clearly an entirely different design. Compare the proportions of the top third, and the squiggly bit at the bottom.

I don't know if I agree with the regular billionaires being any better (since the vast majority of those owe most if not all of their dragon hoards to privileges not available to regular people and are equally kept from ever losing it via laws that favor them over everyone else), but you're ABSOLUTELY 100% spot on about the rest and I couldn't agree more!

It is weird that the royals top side quest is like helping poor people. Meanwhile, they wear a stolen diamond worth a billion dollars on their crown.

I get you. I really do. But let me offer you some perspective. Monarchs are born into their role. They have no choice in the matter and are raised according to a blueprint of what a monarch shall be. They have no power, no voice, no vote.

I do get you. They don't know strife or hardship. But for the love od me, I'd never would have wanted to be born as a crown prince.

Now lets talk about their appendages (brothers, sisters, offspring), who do get a lot of money for being born, they heve a vote, freedom, power and a voice. The aristocrasy is what is costing the tax payer a lot of monies.

Billionaires on the other hand chose to hoard and not to share.

Personally, I don't mind a monarch, if they'd be paid at the same rate as government officers and only thw monarch. The rest of the family can go to work like normal people.

I, too, listen to Behind The Bastards!

"No little Timmy glued to your crotch? Progress!'

Also

Whether or not a country has a monarchy doesn't mean much as far as their system of government. All the Scandinavian countries have royal families, while the US, Israel, and Russia do not. Which countries are the most totalitarian?

Not all monarchies are the same

The fact that like 3/4 of all people are religious says more about the general stupidity IMO

Wrestlers wearing royal stuff is kinda parody, plus I assume that the story is that it's more "this guy was strong enough to claim the title of 'king'" instead of being born into it, making it somewhat merit-based (most royal lineages started like that, but once inheritance comes into play it's just a bunch of douches who are barely not terrible enough at their job to keep the title).

You dealt with it? How's that new imperial ballroom and arch coming along?