throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoWhat's the point of constitutional monarchies? Why even keep the monarchy in place if they aren't even doing anything?message-squaremessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up1158file-text
arrow-up1158message-squareWhat's the point of constitutional monarchies? Why even keep the monarchy in place if they aren't even doing anything?throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square151fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoBecause some people never grow up and still want a daddy/authority figure to tell them how to live. That’s why orginized religion or other authoritarian fetishes exist.
minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 day agoThat reminds me: What the fuck does a “Pope” do? (rhetorical question) They don’t even have a country to ceremonially rule over 🤣
minus-squaremg2130@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoYou realize The Vatican is a city-state right? Like a country.
minus-squarespittingimage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoNow I really want to answer your rhetorical question, because you’ve badly misunderstood how popes work.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoTo a small extent they’re in charge of the third biggest population of any country
minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 day agoNow sure how much they are really in charge. A pope can tell christians to be “compassionate” and yet we still see all the xenophobia and racism. Seems like they have no influence whatsoever.
Because some people never grow up and still want a daddy/authority figure to tell them how to live.
That’s why orginized religion or other authoritarian fetishes exist.
That reminds me:
What the fuck does a “Pope” do? (rhetorical question)
They don’t even have a country to ceremonially rule over 🤣
You realize The Vatican is a city-state right? Like a country.
Now I really want to answer your rhetorical question, because you’ve badly misunderstood how popes work.
To a small extent they’re in charge of the third biggest population of any country
Now sure how much they are really in charge.
A pope can tell christians to be “compassionate” and yet we still see all the xenophobia and racism. Seems like they have no influence whatsoever.