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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: thames_sider who wrote (14089)	5/22/2001 6:38:45 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

You're right, I missed the Netherlands. Queen Beatrice, if my memory serves? Probably I'm wrong -- I don't keep up on the monarchy as I should. <g> But I thought Norway had dispensed with their king. But on a search I see I'm wrong. Though maybe they aren't the best example of a stable, respected monarchy: Oslo - Norwegians' support for their monarchy has slipped since Crown Prince Haakon's engagement to his live-in girlfriend and media speculation about a romance between Princess Martha Louise and a young man, according to fresh opinion poll published in the Oslo newspaper Dagbladet. news24.co.za But I agree with our main point --stable, responsibile monarchies seem to have an amazingly close correlation with nice countries to live in. This might make an interesting thesis topic for a student with a major in political science and a minor in sociology, or cultural anthropology.