[tkathy]

A monarchy can never be a democracy. Ever.

[pillbox_girl]

That's my point. Some people here think it's "polite" or "respectful" to tolerate monarchies and observe their unjust idiosynchronies. They don't get that the word "courteous" means "the behavior expected of you while at court"; specifically, the court of a monarch. Well, I refuse to recognize any such false claims of monarchy, so I guess , by definition, I can never be "courteous". Nor would any free person want to be.

[royalcello]

So Great Britain, Sweden, Spain, etc. are not democracies?