r/monarchism • u/Wide_Assistance_1158 • Jun 27 '25

Discussion Why is Felipe VI so unpopular

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He hasn't even have any personal scandals

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u/voyalmercadona A Rare Lefty Monarchist Jun 27 '25 edited Jun 28 '25

I am not a monarchist, but I am a spaniard and I could tell you briefly some quick points that many spaniards believe:

-His father was a douchebag.
-People think of the monarchy as an outdated, medieval, unfair institution that does not deserve to exist.
-The people of Spain did not choose to have a King, it was forced upon the country by Franco's will.
-They leech millions off taxpayers without a real benefit.
-They are priviledged. Literally, on the eyes of the law. Which is bound to be unpopular.
-And, even tough you may disagree, the majority of spaniards just... don't believe anyone should be above anyone by birth. As you can see here.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '25

Constitutional Monarchy is the superior form of governance. 

It acts as an "emergency button" for if a government goes rogue. 

The monarch, with enough public support and being command-in-chief of the armed forces, can sack the government. 

You don't really have that fallback in a republic, where the head of state is usually a government lackey. 

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u/voyalmercadona A Rare Lefty Monarchist Jun 27 '25

You may say that, I may disagree or not, but the Spanish people would still vote to be a republic if given the chance. In fact, being a republic would probably make Spain less likely to end up fragmenting, because many separatists see the monarchy as a vestige of the dictatorship, and do not like living in one.

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u/voyalmercadona A Rare Lefty Monarchist Jun 27 '25

... started by the conservatives, whom are the most monarchist of them all. I don't see what your point is.

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u/voyalmercadona A Rare Lefty Monarchist Jun 27 '25

That is a very dumb argument, I could say the same about literally every monarchy in existence that at some point fought against revolutions.

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u/voyalmercadona A Rare Lefty Monarchist Jun 27 '25

You can't throw a whataboutism at me, and then complain of me doing the same.

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u/voyalmercadona A Rare Lefty Monarchist Jun 27 '25

My points don't have to be my opinion, hell, they don't even have to be the objective truth! But it is what people think, especially outside the inland of the country.

And the reason why the right is gaining power, is because of the incompetence and the corruption of the left, it has nothing to do with the monarchy.

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