tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post1851847342126241120..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: The Difficult Position of Modern MonarchsMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-91527949598639609102017-10-06T20:58:34.923-05:002017-10-06T20:58:34.923-05:00It was in 1976 I think, I know it was after Franco...It was in 1976 I think, I know it was after Franco's death, at a gathering of Prince Carlos Hugo left-wing Carlists. Princess Irene (his sister-in-law) said that Sixte-Henri aimed and shot at her and his brother but hit two supporters in front of them. Both were killed.<br /><br />Not sure the point of the rest. Even the Sultan of Turkey declared himself "Emperor of Rome", it doesn't give him any validity in that regard and as for Prince William, I have no doubt he sees nothing wrong with homosexuality. Look where he was educated, look at the church he belongs to. I am more apt to be critical of someone who lives in a way they themselves say is immoral than someone who was raised to believe something false.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-79814811588881107612017-10-02T12:29:36.663-05:002017-10-02T12:29:36.663-05:00"Yet, once upon a time, it was not uncommon f...<i>"Yet, once upon a time, it was not uncommon for Catholics to have even a Pope that they did not particularly like very much, yet who they never questioned was the Pope whether they liked it or not."</i><br /><br />You are referring to "Paul VI"?<br /><br />Since before "election" he had supported <a href="http://creavsevolu.blogspot.fr/2017/07/when-are-implicit-citations-licit.html" rel="nofollow">"implicit citations",</a> he was out. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmjb5xw72C0" rel="nofollow">Dead on arrival,</a> as Fr Cekada likes to say.Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-27527064464643035082017-07-14T23:34:34.220-05:002017-07-14T23:34:34.220-05:00When Augustus Caesar seized power he kept up the s...When Augustus Caesar seized power he kept up the sham of republicanism by keeping the senate and by refusing the title of "Rex'' or King preferring to call himself "Imperator'' or Commander. And being Augustus he was commander in chief of the Roman army which is one of the keys to his power.<br /><br />Now of course we all know he is a King in all but name. But given how Romans despised Kingship and Monarchy. Pretenses were kept. Which was later dispensed with and the true nature of monarchy is shown forth.<br /><br />Given such historical precedent this does seem to be one of the ways Monarchies can restore itself.<br /><br />John Rockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746216376164151386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-15186260973370630892017-07-14T14:58:36.131-05:002017-07-14T14:58:36.131-05:00I fully agree and I hope beyond hope that Puerto R...I fully agree and I hope beyond hope that Puerto Rico does NOT become a state in the Union. See what happened to the French in Louisiana or the natives of Hawaii. Many Puerto Ricans would leave, many more Americans would move in and you would soon find yourselves a powerless minority, the Spanish language would disappear and the culture would be lost forever. A short-term gain for the politicians would mean long-term death for everyone else.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-20167055781069469822017-07-14T14:53:28.390-05:002017-07-14T14:53:28.390-05:00I'm not big on playing with words. You could d...I'm not big on playing with words. You could do the same thing by saying that the President of the United States is an elected monarch with a four-year term or that the Holy Roman Emperor was an elected President with a very restricted franchise. It seems ridiculous to me. Of course, there have been presidents who became presidents for life and then declared themselves monarchs and many have accepted them. Usually, I would say these have been improvements but, in the case of Chile, a monarchical tradition already exists, a Royal Family already exists so they could simply restore the monarchy and still keep their independence as part of a personal union with the Crown of Spain.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-87379278422265711532017-07-14T02:06:31.481-05:002017-07-14T02:06:31.481-05:00How do you think hereditary lifelong dictatorship ...How do you think hereditary lifelong dictatorship differs from monarchy? Suppose pinochet ruled for life and passed it on to his son and his son passed it to his son and so on?John Rockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746216376164151386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-36659380271159253382017-07-13T18:33:17.964-05:002017-07-13T18:33:17.964-05:00You're both right. We all need unity for monar...You're both right. We all need unity for monarchy and to acknowledge the true enemy, liberals. Also, I believe that the wars over the Crown were the reason Spain could not defend her empire and is why she lost her last colonies. This is something I need to emphasise since in Puerto Rico people are constantly taught, by the government and our elderly, that Spain did not care for us and gave us up at the first sight of big trouble, which is also the reason a lot of Puerto Ricans at the time relinquished their citizenship since from their perspective they were winning. Fun (not quite sure if it is) Fact: Puerto Rico was called the most loyal of the colonies since it never had a real rebellion against the Crown, probably because of the large migration of Spaniards from other colonies after the wars for independence were lost. One can find a lot of souvenirs displaying this title in antique shops.<br /><br />Moreover, liberalism is not just the enemy of monarchy, but it's also the reason why people here continue relishing the status we're in and don't want any real change. It's "free" money, no one denies it, and it's the true reason why it continues. How I wish my island would wake up from the deceit of the black legend and realise that we should return to the Motherland. At least we have a movement that is doing something, even though it's quite small and I'm rather wary about it since it has a lot of liberals in it and it's not monarchist per se, although I think I prefer helping them than doing nothing at all.Bizcochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905561191166815028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-82817030902154038272017-07-13T15:39:47.213-05:002017-07-13T15:39:47.213-05:00True, probably because the late King Sihanouk is c...True, probably because the late King Sihanouk is considered a fairly unsavory character for most people (though he seemed popular enough in China and North Korea, most of his own people revered him as well). If your interested I did write a length article on him some time ago that has been quite well received:<br />http://madmonarchist.blogspot.com/2010/02/king-norodom-sihanouk-ultimate-survivor.htmlMadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-57254109428141627092017-07-13T15:36:23.145-05:002017-07-13T15:36:23.145-05:00Pinochet was certainly far from ideal, however, I ...Pinochet was certainly far from ideal, however, I salute him for having the courage to take action to stop the establishment of a Castro-style communist regime in Chile. He seems to have left the country in better shape than he found it. Chile went from being one of the poorest countries in Latin America to the wealthiest, so I'd call that a good thing. If the people he "disappeared" were communists, well, I for one will lose no sleep over that.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-86319309267886588862017-07-13T15:34:07.564-05:002017-07-13T15:34:07.564-05:00Adam nailed it. That's it exactly. And Bizcoch...Adam nailed it. That's it exactly. And Bizcocho, I really do not need the headache of dealing with anymore neo-Carlists but I would also point out, as your avatar reminds me, of something related to this same point. While the Carlist Spaniards were fighting other Spaniards, the regular Spanish army was dealing with them and trying to defend places like Cuba and Puerto Rico from the Americans. Surely it would have been better if all Spaniards had been united rather than divided while the last remnants of the Spanish empire were being plucked away.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-39612733733437453572017-07-13T15:29:00.464-05:002017-07-13T15:29:00.464-05:00Why not? The loyalists of the House of Habsburgs a...Why not? The loyalists of the House of Habsburgs accepted the Pragmatic Sanction and remained loyal to clerical and somewhat anti-clerical monarchs and remain united today behind the Imperial-Royal Family with no such similar disputes even though they say much the same things as the reigning Spanish Bourbons. If the one is "not very traditional" it is difficult to see how the other could be.<br /><br />As to the prince in question, I think anyone who reads your post would accept that you at least heavily implied support for the current neo-Carlist favorite. Those who know him are well aware that he is a homosexual, though they try to gloss over it with the usual (now rather out-dated) terms such as "not the marrying kind" or "lifelong bachelor" etc. It is also not hard to find information about the shooting that took place at the gathering of left-wing neo-Carlists being held by his brother the Duke of Parma and (then) wife Princess Irene of the Netherlands. Princess Irene was quite clear in an interview on the subject that her then brother-in-law had intended to shoot herself and the Duke but instead shot the two people sitting in front of them. It was quite big news at the time.<br /><br />None of this would be an issue of course if people simply accepted one set of rules and stuck to them but, your response shows the problem when people set aside the simple rules. The "more traditional heir" was the phrase you used but, who decided who is more traditional? Salic law was only "traditional" since the Bourbons came to Spain, as the persons of Queen Isabella I and Queen Juana of Castile illustrate. Again, consider if the followers of the Habsburgs had taken such a position, there would have been no Empress Maria Theresa, no Franz I, no Franz Joseph, no Blessed Charles. It would be hard for me to imagine that possibly being a good thing. MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-49739412654107692952017-07-13T10:56:20.811-05:002017-07-13T10:56:20.811-05:00Can you talk a bit about the Cambodian Restoration...Can you talk a bit about the Cambodian Restoration? Given that it was a fairly recent restoration you would think it would be rather significant to monarchists but I have been having trouble finding information about it.The Pennsylvania Monarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421991176481907074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-60288290325707937802017-07-13T08:36:50.844-05:002017-07-13T08:36:50.844-05:00My point is that one cannot really expect the '...My point is that one cannot really expect the 'neo-Carlists', as you call them, not to support the more traditional heir over the current Bourbon monarchy. The current Royal Family is not very traditional. As to this murderous homosexual prince to whom I supposedly offer support, I have no idea who this could be. I offered no support for any pretender in my comment. I look forward to your next post.Augustine Pinnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12654223107362469749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-46994362126225467132017-07-13T01:53:22.383-05:002017-07-13T01:53:22.383-05:00I am curious to your position in Pinochet. What...I am curious to your position in Pinochet. What's your thoughts on him?John Rockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746216376164151386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-68272410402358859292017-07-13T00:57:40.146-05:002017-07-13T00:57:40.146-05:00If monarchists would unite against liberals instea...If monarchists would unite against liberals instead of squabbling among themselves, then monarchy could actually be restored, but liberals also say see no-one wants a monarchy, because we don't focus on the real enemy of liberals.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220370438302441083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-70283918015868691422017-07-12T15:44:13.116-05:002017-07-12T15:44:13.116-05:00You seem confused. A photo of Prince William on a ...You seem confused. A photo of Prince William on a 'homosexualist magazine' is enough to justify disloyalty, yet you then offer support to a homosexual prince who tried to murder members of his own family. Odd. You say Catholics did not insist on re-establishing the Roman Empire, yet many would argue that is what most have sought ever since. Look back at past posts here about the Roman Empire and notice that when Christ commanded the people to "render unto Caesar" the Caesar he was talking about was the Emperor Tiberius who was a pagan living in paranoid and unnatural debauchery on Capri. They did not give up their loyalty, they worked to convert the empire and the emperors which they ultimately did. The Catholic Church itself, for example in the time of Pope John XII, fell to a "morally degenerate period" and yet Christians did not forsake their loyalty but sought to restore the Church and its leadership to something better. They did not abandon it to start all over again. Reread your New Testament and take note of the command to obey, "not only the good and gentle but also the harsh". The faithful will not abandon those in the clutches of darkness but instead will seek to save them.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-61530785506498601982017-07-11T15:53:44.398-05:002017-07-11T15:53:44.398-05:00This post is just great! If only "monarchists...This post is just great! If only "monarchists" understood this instead of squabbling on the internet, we would be doing more for the cause of monarchy. I'm probably going to send more neo-Carlists your way because I'm sharing this. Keep up the great work, you madman.Bizcochohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905561191166815028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-59465911724254468302017-07-11T03:48:04.220-05:002017-07-11T03:48:04.220-05:00I sympathise with this post, but the truth is that...I sympathise with this post, but the truth is that most monarchs and their heirs are absolutely useless. It is true that the Queen could not publicly oppose the abominable laws that allowed for the practice of sodomy and infanticide, but the younger members of the Royal Family have joined the cause of the enemy with enthusiasm. Prince William, for example, appeared on the cover of a homosexualist magazine. While it is true that I would rather that the legitimate line were upheld in normal times, these are not normal times, so I can understand the inconsistency of the Carlists who support Enrique 'V'. In a way, they are not being inconsistent, as Carlism is diametrically opposed to the Marxist ideology which the legitimate heir professed. I am a Catholic before I am a monarchist, but also a monarchist because I am a Catholic. I see our situation as a repeat of the fall of the Roman Empire, and we can see that after the disastrous period after the fall of Rome finished, the Catholics did not insist on re-establishing the Roman Empire as it was. Of course, I would be distressed at the abolition of the British monarchy, but I think it is coming. If it is not abolished, it will descend to farcical depths of undignified practice. You are absolutely correct in your last few paragraphs; monarchy will return when this morally degenerate period ends, and this will come with the return of the Catholic faith, if Mohammedanism does not conquer the Western world, which is something I greatly fear. I do not believe that this will happen in our lifetimes, if it happens at all. Our Lord promised that the gates of hell will not prevail against his Church, but that simply means that it will exist until the end of time, not necessarily that the Catholic monarchical and confessional state will return. Let us pray that I am incorrect, and that we may see a turnaround before our deaths.Augustine Pinnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12654223107362469749noreply@blogger.com