>"Rex regnat et non gubernat"
>"The King reigns but [literally 'and'] does not govern"
Remind me again why we need them?
>>60772101
tourism money
>>60772101
Why isn't this "Rex regnat sed non gubernat"?
It's an antithesis.
We need them because it is often useful to have well mannered figureheads that hold no real power. They can visit states to honour them, but are not kept from other important business in doing so.
muh history
muh tourism
muh culture
etc
we dont
people say "tourism" but even then people really dont care about them that much
no-one gave a shit about the royal familys second child (who i cant even remember the name of now)
they should turn all of their shitty palaces into museums tbqh
90% of Japanese support the emperor system in Japan.
It works well.
>>60772101
Isn't the emperor of Japan considered a demigod?
>>60772101
>it's a japan asks a stupid question early in the morning thread
>>60772101
parasites.
>>60774170
not after ww2 i think all references to the ad hoc spirit amaterasu were removed from official documents
>>60773810
90% of Japanese would support anything as long as it's the status quo.
>>60774170
It's difficult
Japanese religion is really different from European one
Even you and me are gods in Japan
You are naturally a god, but after suffered and influenced by substantial matters in THIS world, you get impure and less godlike
So Japanese religion weigh the purity, to live as pure as a baby
The Emperor is a god in this sense.
Even before WWII, nobody believes that he created the world or that he is the governer of the heaven
>>60774796
You know Europeans weren't always Christians, right? They know what animism and shamanism are from pre-Christian times. You don't have to explain it to them like they're children.
What he's asking is if the Japanese believe that the emperor has been divinely appointed to his position or if he's just another ordinary human that represents a pre-modern tradition.
>>60772191
France/Italy get more of that
>>60774986
americans are european
The royal family are held to a higher moral and cultural standard, making them better people than most, and valuable as diplomats and role models.
In theory at least, when i see the nobility start being arrogant, lazy faggots I want to shoot them.
>>60774986
>They know what animism and shamanism are from pre-Christian times.
no they don't
>>60775182
They're aware of it. It permeates a lot of their folklore and traditions.
>yfw every country in yurop except france would be a kingdom if it wasn't for ww1
>>60772345
The Dutch king actually holds relatively much power compared to other monarchs.
>>60774796
Respect brother.
>>60774986
German knows the best way to break European tradition, or in other words, they has been reformers
They tried it many times
They broke Roman Empire, splitted Western Christianity into two pieces, broke kingdoms by WWI, had Europe give America the govern right of the world and get specialized into wellfare society, and now changing European society with many immigrants
>>60775223
You're discussing us like we're African monkeys.
What do you need to know about the old ways?
>>60775484
This is either a proxy or Japan has completely bought into the dank /int/ memes
>>60775289
I WANT A NEW KING
MAKE FRANCE GREAT AGAIN
GAS THE PRESIDENT
POLITICAL WAR NOW
figurehead for the continuity of the nation
>>60775223
Actually, don't have time for your rp.
Could have been fun but you're a bunch of kids.
Take care.
>>60775560
kek
Poor Jap, look what we've done
>>60775529
>>60775643
You're worse than him
>>60775560
I'm really really sorry but >>60775484 is not for you but for >>60775289
forgive my carelessness
>>60775529
>>60775643
The Japanese have a really bad habit of assuming that we can't understand their culture because it's "lol so different and unique". I'm pointing out that European cultures are hardly strangers to shamanism and animism.
On the subject of monarchies - I think they're mostly harmless (as long as they're of the constitutional variety) and it's good that countries with them can maintain their traditions, but I don't think I could ever support one existing here.
>>60772101
so millions of people flock to the tower of london and gib tourism monies
>>60775727
Interesting theory but wrong. Germany suffered the most from dismantling the nobility and empire.
fuck him
