https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/10/11/king-not-stand-in-way-australia-goes-republican/
The King has vowed not to stand in the way if Australia wants to become a republic, it has emerged.
He told anti-monarchist campaigners that “whether Australia becomes a republic is… a matter for the Australian public to decide”.
The remarks were made in a letter sent to the Australian Republic Movement (ARM) by his assistant private secretary ahead of the King’s historic six-day official visit to the country next week.
@AThousandYoung saidThere was a moment in 1991 when a referendum to change the constitution almost got up. 45% wanted a Republic. But since then it's not really a thing. Most people feel a security with the crown and replacing the Governor General with a President seems like a lot of money to change government stationary without any real change in the way things are done.
There's no reason to make that change. It's not like the UK monarchy is oppressive or anything like that.
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@AThousandYoung saidThere is no reason to change from being under the British Empire at all, unless you are a big progressive country that can manage your affairs. Many small territories, islands and regions that were formerly under the Crown, that got independence and then became republics, suffered a dramatic fall in the standard of living in the ensuing decades. I live in one, and there are many all over the world.
There's no reason to make that change. It's not like the UK monarchy is oppressive or anything like that.
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The main reason is that some people just cannot manage a country properly and need help from outside. Australia is not one though.
@kmax87 saidIndeed. It is a complete waste of time and money. Often it leads to corrupt governments which the international community does not trust. Large corporations steer clear of some of these states and do not invest in them as the political and economic environment becomes unstable. Then there is a fall in the value of the currency ... everything is downhill after that.
There was a moment in 1991 when a referendum to change the constitution almost got up. 45% wanted a Republic. But since then it's not really a thing. Most people feel a security with the crown and replacing the Governor General with a President seems like a lot of money to change government stationary without any real change in the way things are done.
@vivify saidHe couldn’t stand in the way if he wanted to, that’s probably why it’s not really a hot topic most of the time, I would understand the indigenous people being opposed to the crown that stole their lands and tried to wipe them out but even they would do better fighting the Australian government that is suppressing them and holding on to those lands today.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/10/11/king-not-stand-in-way-australia-goes-republican/The King has vowed not to stand in the way if Australia wants to become a republic, it has emerged.
He told anti-monarchist campaigners that “whether Australia becomes a republic is… a matter for the Australian public to decide”.
The remarks were made in a lette ...[text shortened]... vate secretary ahead of the King’s historic six-day official visit to the country next week.
The crown is mostly a ceremonial hat wherever it is but it’s still used by governments to claim lands that were stolen by it.
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@kevcvs57 saidThere are a whole bunch of nonsense reasons why people want to having nothing to do with the British Empire or their former colonizers. Most of it is related to pride, selfishness and what transpired 500 years ago. Smart people look at what is actually going on in the real world and not in your head.
He couldn’t stand in the way if he wanted to, that’s probably why it’s not really a hot topic most of the time, I would understand the indigenous people being opposed to the crown that stole their lands and tried to wipe them out but even they would do better fighting the Australian government that is suppressing them and holding on to those lands today.
The crown is mostly ...[text shortened]... emonial hat wherever it is but it’s still used by governments to claim lands that were stolen by it.
Take the Caribbean as an example. The Dutch, French, British, and more recently Americans, retained colonies in these islands. The most prosperous, most economically stable, most politically settled, best quality of life, are the ones that still retain their colonisers to run their affairs. These are : Cayman Islands [British], Curacao, Aruba [Dutch], Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico [US], St. Maarten {Dutch and French].
The day you cannot let go of your past is the day you fail.
@Rajk999 saidI guess you missed the point I made about it being ongoing
There are a whole bunch of nonsense reasons why people want to having nothing to do with the British Empire or their former colonizers. Most of it is related to pride, selfishness and what transpired 500 years ago. Smart people look at what is actually going on in the real world and not in your head.
Take the Caribbean as an example. The Dutch, French, British, and more ...[text shortened]... S], St. Maarten {Dutch and French].
The day you cannot let go of your past is the day you fail.
@kevcvs57 saidOngoing? Your post can be summarised by :
I guess you missed the point I made about it being ongoing
- the crown that stole their lands
- tried to wipe them out
- suppressing them and holding on to those lands today.
- claim lands that were stolen
You are living in the distant past and you dont even know it.
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@Rajk999 saidThe horrors Aboriginal people suffered began near the 1800s.
Most of it is related to pride, selfishness and what transpired 500 years ago.
Already, your racist propaganda is way off factually and designed to shift blame away from colonizers to the victims.
Here's a short video from the BBC regarding the impact white colonialism *still* has on Aboriginal people:
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@vivify saidI wont watch that nonsense. If there is some entity that is affecting your life for 200 years then something is wrong with you, not them. In any case you are a well known promoter of reparations for American blacks, and for blaming whites for all of the problems of the black community. Reparations is basically saying .. Hey, Im a moron, Im a loser. My great great great great grandparents were slaves so I dont want to work, so you have to feed me and house me ... Take a hike.
The horrors Aboriginal people suffered began near the 1800s.
Already, your racist propaganda is way off factually and designed to shift blame away from colonizers to the victims.
Here's a short video from the BBC regarding the impact white colonialism *still* has on Aboriginal people:
https://youtu.be/a1p0jJg8fRM
@sonhouse saidIn most ways we are not hooked to the UK, except for a cultural continuity and a very stable government. A constitutional monarchy invests very little power in the hands of any hereditary ruler. Everything follows tradition mediated through councils and civil servants and on the Australian side we have a constitution and a governor general that we propose, for the Brits to ratify. If you take the wrong end of the stick you could miss the benefits of this system, and that is it keeps things in the middle. Very little risk of politics/politicians leaning towards the extreme, and we like it like that.
@kmax87
Are there any advantages for Australia to be hooked to the UK? Or downsides?