Why do we still have king, Queen in the 21st century ?

Question

Why don't Britain, Japan, Saudi and such remove those king, emperor,queens,etc ?
It is the 21st century already. Why do we still have to promote a class system where someone is born to inherit a country and people who lives in it ?

Answer 1

Tradition. The monarch also acts as the living embodiment of the country; a source of history, pride, and cohesion. This allows non-political non-partisan patriotism. All citizens of the country can rally behind the crown.

Please remember that in Britain, Netherlands, Japan, as well as other constitutional monarchies, the crown holds little or no real political power. However they may hold moral sway.

Answer 2

I know the tradition is costly and wasteful. I'm not a monarchist
and feel we're all equal. Britain is hurting like other countries. There are a lot of poor and Parliament runs the country. The poor are the ones that want these figure heads that serve no purpose but gouge the tax payer of millions each year and maybe getting handy to a billion each year. They're no better than you and I but they'll take advantage of the easy life if the people are stupid enough to pay it. Millions suffer in poverty while the few non workers live in luxury. It has never made sense to me from childhood and no one will ever convince me. Royal Welfare recipients I call them. That money could be used to help the poor and disabled and raise the minimum wage for the working poor.
Unknown to the gentleman. Charles is the Prince of Wales and the next in line for the throne.

Answer 3

It's simply cultural tradition. It gives the people a sense of history and pride. In Britain and Japan, the Queen and the emperor have no governing powers. Yes, it does promote a class system, but wealth does also. Likewise, skin color, religion and other matters. I think a classless society is impossible. Communism sought to remove all class structures, but the government officials became a superior class. Even primitive tribes have a class structure. Any group of people will create a hierarchy in their society for authority purposes. You can not have a society with no one having superior authority. That would lead to complete anarchy. This key is having classes in society who's rights are equal. I'm looking forward to responses from the U.K. on this issue.

Answer 4

Right now they are tourist attractions. Until we run out of tourists that want to go see where they live, how they live and who they are we are doomed to have these remnants of former times around to sponge off of us. At least in the days of lore, they provided protection from enemies and giant fire eating dragons. Today they just run competition on Entertainment Tonight with Britney and Lindsay. Did you know that Prince Charles and his wife Camilla just visited the USA? When Diana was his wife if they visited it would definitely have made top news around the country. This time you might not have even heard a whisper about it. Charles is not in line for the throne and his Camilla is far from the picturesque Diana Princess of York.

Answer 5

Well I know in Britain they have a parliament and a Prime Minister which governs them. The Queen is just more of a celebrity now and
doesn't really have any power over the people. The other countries are just old school.

Answer 6

In most cases (as in Britain) the role of the monarch is purely ceremonial and is retained as a tradition. However, in Saudi Arabia, the monarch posesses more actual power, as that society has not developed enough of a civic society to democratize and curb the influence of the king.

Answer 7

It's tradition and it depend on how years did the price lead to become sth bigger like a king

Answer 8

It's tradition.

Answer 9

They have a long-term contract.

Answer 10

maybe its better that way