This makes me really uncomfortable . <| sep |> Evening everyone . Hope all the US fans had a good turkey day . Got some Killer Pasta for dessert . <| sep |> I ' d like to preface this with the fact that I do not wish death upon the Queen . I was intentionally being hyperbolic to prove that doing so is safe . I ' ve never met the lady , I hear she ' s a nice woman . Don ' t worry , I ' m no psychopath . I just found a death wish to be a bit tasteless . However , I do indeed find the idea of a modern Monarchy to be slightly embarrassing . I am a Canadian , and due to our colonial history , the Queen is still technically my head of state , even if it is a ceremonial position . Yes , I know and it ' s more than colonial history Canada is truly an extension of Britain culturally . I am a very firm believer in democracy and in equal opportunity . While Canada and the Commonwealth are indeed democratic in nature , I do not see a monarchy as a fair system . My main criticism of the British monarchy is that it is hereditary in nature . I do not like the idea that there is a baby out there who will one day inherit symbolically an empire . That baby has done nothing of value , accomplished nothing , has no intrinsic qualities which make it better than any other baby , and does has in no way earned a throne . Yet , that baby is poised to one day be a king . It is not just . Secondly , my taxes go in part to the Queen , and support her royal lifestyle . Why ? Why do I , a man of average wealth , have to forcefully hand over my money to the Queen ? What has she done for me ? It is ridiculous that me , and people who are worse off than me , have allow her to live a regal lifestyle that is unearned . Don ' t get me wrongI find Queen Elizabeth to be a cordial woman and she is in no way shameful . However , her fate as the Queen had been sealed for some time . Whether she became a statesman or a lowlife , she was already poised to be Queen . I ' m not trying to get into a debate about the merits of the system either which way . I also believe that your point about Republican tyranny does not hold up . Yes , republics do have opportunities for tyranny of the majority and for failure . America is a great example of that right now . However , even the worst presidents are elected . Monarchs , by comparison , are hereditary . While a President may have only 50 . 5 % of a country ' s support and become empowered , a King can become empowered with significantly less than that . Monarchs are no vetted , they are not elected , they are not in any way based on merit . A system wherein someone can become so deeply empowered because their parents were powerful is frightening to me , and harks back to the days of yore . I didn ' t say anything about republican tyranny , I don ' t subscribe to the AngloAmerican theories against majoritarianism , which is already manifested in Canada and the UK via FPTP elections . What I said was that an elected head of state is divisive by nature , and elected politicians depend on maintaining public popularity to maintain their jobs . A monarch doesn ' t , they don ' t have to worry about getting reelected so they can make decisions that are unpopular yet necessary without worrying about losing their job , they aren ' t worried about being removed from office come next election they ' re worried about the wellbeing of the nation since it is their legacy . We have deposed almost all Medieval traditionswhy not monarchy ? Is deposing all tradition for the sake of it necessarily a good thing ? I ' ve never understood this mentality , change for the sake of change . I fight in my country for equal opportunity . I am out there helping autistic children , veterans , and the elderly to be treated with the dignity that they deserve . What does one thing have to do with another ? What is it about people who think that all concepts should be applied in all situations ? How does wanting the elderly to be treated well contradict the concept of monarchy ? Meanwhile , princes and princesses are living the high life , and I am paying for it . I find it embarrassing . What you should find embarrassing is the misconception that you pay for them . Their income comes from personal holdings and most of it doesn ' t even go to them , their money is handled by the British parliament and they ' re given an allowance every year . The only thing Canada pays for is the salary of your GovernorGeneral , and things you ' d pay for any head of state like security for them when they visit the country . I ' m sorry if this comes off rude . I feel very strongly about this . Thank you for taking the time to share your well written message with me . No problem .