QueenMaharet
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{removed response to deleted post - Elspeth}
I feel that here in the U.S. there isn't the connection with history that there is in England, and I feel that the BRF offer that continuous connection.
I'm reminded of something I was taught in my psychology class....children need stability, permanence/ their lives tend to be better with it than without it. This can also apply to adults, in that humans are creatures of habit. With a President that is only around for 4-8 years....there is no permanence, whereas with a RF, you always know that there is someone there, someone constant that you can depend on, in the sense that their image will constantly be there. In a 4-8 year time span, that consistency does not have much time to set in, and new policies are being implemented...does he have enough time for this....what is he going to do about this now...etc. Yes, I know, there have been times where royals have only lasted a short while, but overall, there is someone there for a potential lifetime. Also, yes, I know that positions in Parliament do change, but there is still that constant almost reassuring presence of a Monarch that will still be there (usually) even when the next crisis is over, or the next prime minister is elected.
Does that make sense?
The Monarch is a reminder that even though there may be many an issue today, tomorrow, and even years afterward, those things are all short term, and will be resolved, or not, but no matter what (barring a decision by the British People) there will be a constant force that has come straight out of history, resides with us in the present and expectantly looks towards the future.
~QM
I feel that here in the U.S. there isn't the connection with history that there is in England, and I feel that the BRF offer that continuous connection.
I'm reminded of something I was taught in my psychology class....children need stability, permanence/ their lives tend to be better with it than without it. This can also apply to adults, in that humans are creatures of habit. With a President that is only around for 4-8 years....there is no permanence, whereas with a RF, you always know that there is someone there, someone constant that you can depend on, in the sense that their image will constantly be there. In a 4-8 year time span, that consistency does not have much time to set in, and new policies are being implemented...does he have enough time for this....what is he going to do about this now...etc. Yes, I know, there have been times where royals have only lasted a short while, but overall, there is someone there for a potential lifetime. Also, yes, I know that positions in Parliament do change, but there is still that constant almost reassuring presence of a Monarch that will still be there (usually) even when the next crisis is over, or the next prime minister is elected.
Does that make sense?
The Monarch is a reminder that even though there may be many an issue today, tomorrow, and even years afterward, those things are all short term, and will be resolved, or not, but no matter what (barring a decision by the British People) there will be a constant force that has come straight out of history, resides with us in the present and expectantly looks towards the future.
~QM
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