The People and the Crown

Now, it is common in the history of the world's monarchies that the biggest enemy of the Crown tends to be pointed out as the general masses. This is, in my honest opinion, a great mistake.

The history of the institution of monarchy seems to dictate that monarchies thrive when the masses support them. When the cries and shouts of loyalty are given willfully, great countries rise to the world stage. This is hardly a republican-limited phenomenon. It is, indeed, a universal factor in all forms of government.

So why, I would ask, do we not try to appeal to the masses?

Though I am not a citizen of any Commonwealth country, I can honestly say that I feel as much attachment to the Crown as any British-born Loyalist. Maybe it's misguided guilt, fueled by the fact that I feel the need to redeem my ancestor's traitorous acts against Elizabeth I; or maybe it's the belief that though I am just one of a greater mass, the Crown represents me, too.

This is a feeling that, I'm sure, most children are raised with. It is my strong belief that all peoples of the Commonwealth are born and bred Loyalists, but when the time comes that they enter their teenage years, they become sucked in by the louder and more visually apparent republican cause. Their loyalty is then degraded and corrupted into a deformed sense of belonging to a country that does not exist, bound together by ties that are not apparent.

In order to defend the Crown effectively, most pro-Monarchist societies have attempted to stay out of the brawl-and-tumble methods that the republicans have used to appeal to the common man. This defensive stance, however, has done nothing but harm the Royalist cause. The people, history has showed, respect only those who fight for what they believe in aggressively. No worthy cause has ever been won on the defensive. Even Indian independence was achieved by an aggressive policy of both passive and active resistance.

To that end, I submit to all monarchists, and leaders of monarchist associations, that a new direction be taken in the defense of the Monarchy. Rather than hold up our proverbial shields and wait out the republican attacks, ought we not to take up our proverbial arms and meet the republicans on the field? At least then, whatever the outcome, we can proudly say that we gave it our all.

But how do we proceed in order to achieve this aggressive policy of pro-Monarchism? Well, we emulate the Republicans' methods. Host rallies, distribute pamphlets, organize marches, get face-time on national television broadcasts. In essence, show the Republicans that, contrary to their belief, the monarchist movements are far more popular than they appear. That we aren't outdated, reactionary old men clinging on to a dying tradition.

Nothing is gained through complacency, and as much as many of the more conservative of us hate to admit, the proletariat is one of the most important and crucial factors in preserving the power--nay, the very existence of the monarchy.

God Save the Queen, and her Heirs.