FenrirIII@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoJapan's Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. He may be the lastapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1190arrow-down18
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkJapan's Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in 40 years. He may be the lastapnews.comFenrirIII@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoI mean, unless this 19 year old dude stated that he will not have kids, period, I don’t see how “he may be the last”. The fundamental question is not whether to allow male or female succession line but how to save the monarchy The answer is “don’t”. Monarchies’ only use nowadays are as living relics of worse types of government and social structure.
minus-squareweew@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoMeh, they’re basically living tourist attractions these days with no more political power than a movie star.
minus-squarekrunklom@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoRoyalty have long memories. While you’re right, I think they’re more “biding their time” than content with this tbh. The emperor of Japan was largely a symbolic position during the Tokugawa shogunate until the Meiji restoration restored him back to power, remember.
I mean, unless this 19 year old dude stated that he will not have kids, period, I don’t see how “he may be the last”.
The answer is “don’t”. Monarchies’ only use nowadays are as living relics of worse types of government and social structure.
Meh, they’re basically living tourist attractions these days with no more political power than a movie star.
Royalty have long memories.
While you’re right, I think they’re more “biding their time” than content with this tbh.
The emperor of Japan was largely a symbolic position during the Tokugawa shogunate until the Meiji restoration restored him back to power, remember.