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r0h1n on Feb 1, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: China’s Deceptively Weak (and Dangerous) Military

Can we at least agree that being ruled by a monarch, even a titular one, isn't progressive either?

arethuza on Feb 1, 2014 [–]

I'd prefer to have a non-political head of state for the UK (like Germany and Ireland), but I'd rather have the current setup with the monarchy over direct control of the military by the PM.

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