tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post1898306328082482581..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Belgian King Doing His JobMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-83024576900570870752010-07-01T07:17:00.463-05:002010-07-01T07:17:00.463-05:00Yes, it is a slap in the face to the past generati...Yes, it is a slap in the face to the past generations who defended with their lives the unity and independence of the country. I also think if the division would happen it would only be the begining of the problems. What to do with Brussels? What to do with all of the government property and organizations and military? What to do with us of one group born and raised in the territory of the other? I sometimes wish I could go home just to vote against this stuff but there is hardly one worth voting for.BelgieRoyalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06180963411526753224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-3730104003191475262010-06-23T20:59:41.662-05:002010-06-23T20:59:41.662-05:00I agree with you, MadMonarchist. At this point, as...I agree with you, MadMonarchist. At this point, as I see it, the Flemings, the Walloons, and the royal family have been through so much together, it would be too much of a tragedy for them to part ways over corrupt politicians. There must surely be a better solution. I suspect that there are those in Wallonia (maybe not among the politicians, but at least among the people) who are also frustrated with all the mess, with whom conservative Flemings might be able to work, with a little good will.Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18230268418171628594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-77296987700144706812010-06-23T12:52:01.249-05:002010-06-23T12:52:01.249-05:00When it comes to politics I am probably more in li...When it comes to politics I am probably more in line with the average Fleming than the average Waloon, for the reasons mentioned, but I would never support the separatist faction paramountly because there is *zero* chance of the monarchy surviving as you hope. The hard-core Flemish nationalists have political opinions ranging from radical republican to neo-nazi and there is no way they will be a monarchy if they break from Walonia. I am also not prepared to give up on the Kingdom of Belgium and tell all those who gave their lives for that country over the years that their sacrifice was for nothing. The answer to the problem, which I agree is much as you state, is not to destroy Belgium but to eradicate the socialism *and* the radical nationalism in the two halves of the country.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-11123056019955470642010-06-23T12:40:10.046-05:002010-06-23T12:40:10.046-05:00I hate to say this, but I definitely support the &...I hate to say this, but I definitely support the 'separatists' in this battle. They've watched as Waloon socialists turned half of Belgium into a third-world country. Debt, declining (er, declined) levels of living, a broken judiciary system. The Flemish people deserve to leave their association before Waloon politicians decide that it would be "fairer" for them to take Flemish free-market wealth. <br /><br />I'm hoping that if the country does break up, then the Belgian monarchy will merely split in two and not be left holding a tattered tradition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com