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[–] 39 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

Good time to dismantle monarchy, Norway.

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  • [–] 24 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Meh, as far as kings go, he was alright. I've also met the new king (Håkon), and he's pretty decent too.

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  • [–] 46 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    And the crown princess was friends with Epstein and her son raped women.

    End The Monarchy.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Sure but that's not a product of the monarchy, the majority of Epstein's associates weren't royals

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  • [–] 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    In this dysfunctional world going straight to hell, Harald was a voice of reason and love

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  • [–] 23 points 3 weeks ago

    I feel envious of all these people getting to die of old age

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  • [–] 19 points 3 weeks ago

    Keep fishing, Death. Here's another roll of quarters.

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  • [–] 17 points 3 weeks ago

    Rest in peace sir. Thank you for all that you have done for Norwegian people and people around the world.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Where is the claw machine played by death meme

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  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago

    Death got it wrong again

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago

    A beautiful and kind mind has passed 😢 rip

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago

    Hvil i fred, King Harald V.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago*

    Can he do the world a favor and take another certain octenial with him? RIP

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

    King? Is Norway in the past or something?

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    They’re called kings but they don’t even make insane pronouncements or make nonstop executive orders demanding that the tide will not come in.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago*

    If your question is genuine: Kings in European constitutional monarchies (or at least in Belgium) play a political part outside of the political circus of constant posturing.

    First, they help to broker deals between parties elected by the people. In Belgium we have the awesome proportional representation, meaning that we escape the drawbacks of first-past-the-post. But we have a shitton of parties that need to negociate and compromise. The king is the showrunner but only elected officials are in power in the end.

    Second, they perform diplomatic missions. These missions rely on personal bonds maintained over decades are more stable than for a president that can change every few years. The phone calls of the King allowed Belgium to obtain needed gear during the covid pandemic. We can also see how quickly relations can suffer when a bad president is in office. A King means stability.

    Finally, the King must know his place. If he steps out of line and expresses the tiniest personal political opinion, he's sidelined real quick. That happened in Belgium when the King refused to sign legalization of abortion. The parliament declared him unable to reign and the law was passed anyway.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    My favourite clip of him: https://youtu.be/jXw9jGTdBy0

    And a very nice speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvB0jZKRKrk

    (Both have English captions)

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