Monarchy

I've decided I'm a monarchist. I have no principle for this, nothing utilitarian or legal, I just like the connection to the past that monarchy offers.

I'm mostly German, with a touch of British, so although I'd like to get behind Queen Elizabeth, I believe I have to, as a monarchist, be a German one. My great great grandfather lived in the Black Forest; he fought in Bismarck's army before coming to the United States. I don't know why he made the journey, but he did.

As far as I can tell, German monarchists are a ridiculously minuscule percentage of the population. As a libertarian, I'm used to political positions that are attractive to a ridiculously minuscule percentage of the population.

One of the many many people who aren't German monarchists is the pretender to the German throne himself, Prince George Friedrich Ferdinand. Irrelevant.

So I support the return of George Friedrich Ferdinand to the kingship. I don't want him to have any power--German monarchs have a tendency to start World Wars.

There is no chance of such a coronation. But nothing prevents a person from personally recognizing a King.

And I do. Long live the Kaiser.