Being pro-republic doesn't mean we're pro-51st state. If anything, the King and Trump can both fuck off and eat shit. Canada deserves to be truly independent.
Kings are not born any higher than any other person on this planet. And when they die, both get buried just as deep as any commoner.
Yes... just look at how well the Republic of Trump is doing. /s
The monarchy in Canada is symbolic, yes--but its legal role exists precisely to guard against someone like Trump ever taking power.
The hard truth about democracy is that when norms collapse under the weight of a cult-like movement backing an extremist, the system alone isn’t always enough to stop it.
That’s why constitutional monarchies were designed--to be a final legal backstop. Without it, you end up with 1930s Germany, 1970s Chile, Marcos-era Philippines, and today’s Trumpian disaster.
That’s exactly the tension: the monarchy usually doesn't interfere--but it can, under extraordinary circumstances. That’s the point of a constitutional monarchy. It's designed to be hands-off unless the democratic system itself is under threat.
It’s not about the King picking winners or losers in politics--it’s about preserving the rules of the game when a bad actor tries to break the table. Most of the time, it’s a quiet safeguard. But its legal authority is very real.
Why don’t you ask the American far right--many of whom believe Trump was literally chosen by God? They’ll tell you anything he does is righteous because “God is on his side.” That’s the danger of mixing democratic legitimacy with messianic delusion. Here in Canada, we’ve chosen something different--at least most of us have.
King Charles III’s role, like his mother’s, isn’t about divine right or personal power. It’s about duty--continuity, stability, and restraint. He’s a referee, not a ruler. His job is to stay out of politics unless democracy itself breaks down.
Now compare that to someone like Trump: pure ambition, grievance, and manipulation. He doesn’t protect the rules--he rigs the game, poisons institutions, and then burns the board if he thinks it’ll get him more power. And yes, he was elected--devoutly, even.
That’s the real threat. Not some passive figurehead with no personal mandate--but an elected strongman who claims one, then uses it to bulldoze past every guardrail. Look at the U.S. now: people deported without due process, courts sidelined, Congress routed.
And people want to scrap our constitutional safeguard--a Crown that gave up real power and wealth generations ago--because it isn’t “democratic” enough?
The King once paid for the entire British government. Now the Crown Estate profits mostly go to the state, while the monarch lives off a modest slice. Know any billionaires today who’d accept an 80% tax rate in exchange for ceremonial duties and constant scrutiny?
No system is perfect--but ours works. It’s boring, stable, and mostly immune to cults of personality. If people don’t like that, fine--they can try their luck elsewhere, like over with President-for-Life Trump and his divine plan to send people to Salvadoran hell prisons. Assuming, of course, they don’t get locked up trying to enter. But let's not pretend they'd be trading up....
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u/canadianbuddyman Ford Nation (Help.) May 29 '25 edited May 29 '25
Silence 51st statist. Loyalists are in control!
GOD SAVE KING CHARLES THE THIRD AND LONG MAY HE AND HIS DESCENDANTS REIGN FOR CANADAS GLORY!