Hitler was not elected by the people; he was appointed as Chancellor by the German President Paul von Hindenburg.


As for my views on monarchy; I am fundamentally opposed to them having any power whatsoever. Even the most insignificant political power granted to an unelected, hereditary monarch is a subversion of the entire democratic system.

There is also the problem in that a monarch cannot be removed from office, at least not easily. With an elected official, you can impeach them, or subject them to a recall vote, while with a monarch the most you can really do is try to put on enough pressure to force them to abdicate. When you have a really ♥♥♥♥ty monarch, this can be a bit of a problem, as seen in Tsarist Russia. While we're talking about Russia, they're a prime example of how the idea of a monarch always acting in the country's best interest is laughable; under the tsars, the commoners of Russia were among the poorest people in Europe, subjected to frequent famines and were bound by a system that was essentially feudalism.

Now, monarchs as figureheads? So long as they do not receive a penny of taxpayer money and, again, have absolutely no power, I don't really see a problem with having them around. I don't support it, but as long as all they do is act as a symbol and attract tourist money, I don't oppose it either.