A royal democracy!
The British queen is in Turkey for the second time. As its own name — the United Kingdom — makes clear, England, of course, has a monarchy. But do they not have a democracy?
Does England also not enjoy a republic and secularism? Well of course England is democratic. In fact, it is one of the best examples of a well-functioning democratic republic out there. England’s brand of secularism is completely different from that of France, which has aimed to break off religion not only from the state, but also from the nation as a whole and the society. Of course, I am not necessarily supportive of a republic and a democracy which also boasts a king and a queen. But if a “royal democracy” forms a better example of the way to run a nation than our own republic, which has no democracy and is aimed at eliminating plurality and the wishes of the majority, then I say maybe we’d better sit down and rethink this whole venture — in the name of our own republic and democracy.
17 May 2008, Saturday
MEHMET MET?NER, BUGÃœN
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