tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post998276135514491220..comments2024-03-16T01:00:19.876-05:00Comments on The Mad Monarchist: Japan: Champion of Monarchy in AsiaMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-23079343558164738472018-07-26T22:00:47.108-05:002018-07-26T22:00:47.108-05:00Excellent piece. I'm from Bangkok. The Thai mo...Excellent piece. I'm from Bangkok. The Thai monarchy continues to enjoy good relations with other royal families such as those from Japan and Bhutan. Although neighbor Cambodia technically restored its throne the country is still controlled by a former Khmer Rouge commander. I hope all existing monarchies maintain solidarity. There aren't many left now. God bless the Crown. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07186002478093562299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-73655742839484949482017-11-10T06:02:07.457-06:002017-11-10T06:02:07.457-06:00True, which is why, some time ago, I wrote an arti...True, which is why, some time ago, I wrote an article on just that subject, knowing how the war against communist expansion in Indochina tends to be seen only in the American context whereas other countries, such as Thailand, were very much involved in holding the line against Bolshevik takeover.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-75170745852975448402017-11-09T17:18:53.184-06:002017-11-09T17:18:53.184-06:00Thailand also reached out to help its neighbor'...Thailand also reached out to help its neighbor's monarchy from being overrun by the communist rebels. In the end, though, Thailand is the only country to get away from cold war with its monarchy in tact. Cambodia reinstated its monarchy in 1992, but the damage had been done. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03189312532609752840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-85818058951321446662015-02-12T21:54:27.232-06:002015-02-12T21:54:27.232-06:00Another issue is that just who should be King in S...Another issue is that just who should be King in Syria, the Hashemites are the only ones with any claim, but they have no real popularity and no one outside of Jordan would really be interested in supporting that dynasty.VoiceoftheStonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168185247001026888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-91189867022733529902014-01-24T22:11:23.855-06:002014-01-24T22:11:23.855-06:00Yes part of it is the whole geopolitical struggle ...Yes part of it is the whole geopolitical struggle which entails Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, as well as the Palestinian cause. The problem is that the radical crowd hate the monarchies and see them as tools of the West (and of Israel!), and unfortunately some misguided "monarchists" fall into line with them because of their hatred of the usual.David Votoupalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580606716887515975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-74082857442495848772014-01-23T10:07:40.217-06:002014-01-23T10:07:40.217-06:00That is true and there was support for royalists i...That is true and there was support for royalists in places like Yemen. What I would like to see though is more support for monarchy as well. Such as support for a monarchist alternative in Syria rather than just supporting anyone who is anti-Assad. Most monarchies in Europe are united in NATO but they do not push for monarchy in their policies. Unfortunately, just as there were (and are) many people blinded by their hatred of Japan, today there are many people who look at the Middle East and are blinded to examples like Jordan or the Gulf States and focus only on their hatred of Saudi Arabia without ever considering that what would replace the House of Saud might be far worse rather than better.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-8635772122808850832014-01-23T00:01:57.439-06:002014-01-23T00:01:57.439-06:00I think the best example of monarchical solidarity...I think the best example of monarchical solidarity today is in the Arab World where monarchies tend to stick together (the GCC is an example) against real and perceived threats from Iran, Syria and Al-Qaeda among others. We could do with more of that.David Votoupalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580606716887515975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-11767448986968509772014-01-19T00:22:24.432-06:002014-01-19T00:22:24.432-06:00Yes, Prince Abdul Karim I think was the one who wa...Yes, Prince Abdul Karim I think was the one who was supposed to become Sultan of Xinjiang (had it worked out). Other readers should also be aware that the "Young Turks" mentioned here were of course those opposed to the secular republic "Young Turks" in Turkey.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8783969302315257415.post-40024681145737679722014-01-16T20:45:29.556-06:002014-01-16T20:45:29.556-06:00There were even plans at some point to collaborate...There were even plans at some point to collaborate with the exiled Young Turks to place Ottoman princes on thrones in Central Asia and Xinjiang.TexanCounterRevolutionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653018161206892898noreply@blogger.com