The Monarchist 1.0

Defending the British Crown Commonwealth and the English-Speaking Peoples

[+] HONOURING OUR PATRON, SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL, VICTOR OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES

[+] HONOURING OUR QUEEN, ELIZABETH THE SECOND, ON THE 80TH YEAR OF HER BIRTH (1926 - 2006)

[+] HONOURING OUR KING, SAINT EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, ON THE 1000TH YEAR OF HIS BIRTH (1005 - 2005)

[+] HONOURING OUR HERO, LORD NELSON, ON THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR (1805 - 2005)

[+] HONOURING OUR SONS, THE QUEEN'S COMMONWEALTH SOLDIERS KILLED IN THE 'WAR ON TERROR'

Chief Warrant Officer Robert Girouard, 46, Royal Canadian Regiment, Nov 27, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Albert Storm, 36, Royal Canadian Regiment, Nov 27, 2006 (Afstan)

Staff Sergeant Sharron Elliott, 34, Intelligence Corps, Nov 12, 2006 (Iraq)

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Lee Hopkins, 35, Royal Corps of Signals, Nov 12, 2006 (Iraq)

Marine Jason Hylton, 33, Royal Marines, Nov 12, 2006 (Iraq)

Corporal Ben Nowak, 27, Royal Marines, Nov 12, 2006 (Iraq)

Kingsman Jamie Hancock, 19, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, Nov 6, 2006 (Iraq)

Sergeant Michael T. Seeley (Cdn), 27, United States Army, Oct 30, 2006 (Iraq)

Lieutenant Tom Tanswell, 27, 12th Regiment Royal Artillery, Oct 27, 2006 (Iraq)

Marine Gary Wright, 22, Royal Marines, Oct 19, 2006 (Afstan)

Sergeant Darcy Tedford, Royal Canadian Regiment, Oct 14, 2006 (Afstan)

Private Blake Williamson, Royal Canadian Regiment, Oct 14, 2006 (Afstan)

Trooper Mark Andrew Wilson, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Oct 7, 2006 (Afstan)

Sergeant Craig Paul Gillam, 40, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Oct 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Robert Thomas James Mitchell, 32, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Oct 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Lance Corporal Dennis Brady, 37, Royal Army Medical Corps, Oct 1, 2006 (Iraq)

Private Josh Klukie, 23, Royal Canadian Regiment, Sep 29, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Glen Arnold, 32, 2 Field Ambulance, Sep 18, 2006 (Afstan)

Private David Byers, 22, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Sep 18, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Shane Keating, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Sep 18, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Keith Morley, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Sep 18, 2006 (Afstan)

Gunner Lee Darren Thornton, 22, 12th Regiment Royal Artillery, Sep 7, 2006 (Iraq)

Lance Corporal Luke McCulloch, 21, Royal Irish Regiment, Sep 6, 2006 (Afstan)

Lance Corporal Paul Muirhead, 29, Royal Irish Regiment, Sep 6, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Mark William Wright, 27, The Parachute Regiment, Sep 6, 2006 (Afstan)

Gunner Samuela Vanua, 27, 12th Regiment Royal Artillery (Fiji), Sep 4, 2006 (Iraq)

Gunner Stephen Robert Wright, 20, 12th Regiment Royal Artillery, Sep 4, 2006 (Iraq)

Private Mark Anthony Graham, 33, Royal Canadian Regiment, Sep 4, 2006 (Afstan)

Private Craig O'Donnell, 24, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Sep 4, 2006 (Afstan)

Private William Jonathan James Cushley, Royal Canadian Regiment, Sep 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Warrant Officer Frank Robert Mellish, 38, Royal Canadian Regiment, Sep 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan, 39, Royal Canadian Regiment, Sep 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Sergeant Shane Stachnik, 2 Combat Engineer Regiment, Sep 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Flight Sergeant Gary Wayne Andrews, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Flight Sergeant Stephen Beattie, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Flight Sergeant Gerard Martin Bell, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Flight Sergeant Adrian Davies, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Lance Corporal Oliver Simon Dicketts, The Parachute Regiment, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Flight Lieutenant Steven Johnson, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Sergeant Benjamin James Knight, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Sergeant John Joseph Langton, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Flight Lieutenant Leigh Anthony Mitchelmore, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Flight Lieutenant Gareth Rodney Nicholas, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Sergeant Gary Paul Quilliam, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Flight Lieutenant Allan James Squires, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Flight Lieutenant Steven Swarbrick, Royal Air Force 120 Squadron, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Marine Joseph David Windall, Royal Marines, Sep 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Ranger Anare Draiva (citizen of Fiji), 27, Royal Irish Regiment, Sep 1, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal David Braun, 27, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, Aug 22, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Bryan James Budd, 29, The Parachute Regiment, Aug 20, 2006 (Afstan)

Lance Corporal Sean Tansey, 26, The Life Guards, Household Cavalry, Aug 12, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Andrew James Eykelenboom, 23, 1st Field Ambulance, Aug 11, 2006 (Afstan)

Private Leigh Reeves, 25, Royal Logistic Corps, Aug 9, 2006 (Afstan)

Master Corporal Jeffrey Scott Walsh, 33, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry, Aug 9, 2006 (Afstan)

Private Andrew Barrie Cutts, 19, Royal Logistic Corps, Aug 6, 2006 (Afstan)

Master Corporal Raymond Arndt, 31, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, Aug 5, 2006 (Afstan)

Private Kevin Dallaire, 22, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry, Aug 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Sergeant Vaughn Ingram, 35, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry, Aug 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Bryce Jeffrey Keller, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry, Aug 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Christopher Jonathan Reid, 34, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry, Aug 3, 2006 (Afstan)

Captain Alex Eida, 29, 7 Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery, Aug 1, 2006 (Afstan)

2nd Lieutenant Ralph Johnson, 24, Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry, Aug 1, 2006 (Afstan)

Lance Corporal Ross Nicholls, 27, Blues and Royals, Household Cavalry, Aug 1, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Matthew Cornish, 29, 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry, Aug 1, 2006 (Iraq)

Major Paeta Derek Hess-von Kruedener, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry, July 25, 2006 (Lebanon)

Corporal Jason Patrick Warren, 29, Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment of Canada, July 23, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Francisco Gomez, 44, Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians), July 23, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal John J. Cosby, 28, 1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry, July 16, 2006 (Iraq)

Corporal Anthony Boneca, 21, Lake Superior Scottish Regiment, July 9, 2006 (Afstan)

Private Damien Jackson, 19, 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, England, July 5, 2006 (Afstan)

Lance Corporal Jabron Hashmi, 24, Intelligence Corps, Birmingham, England, July 1, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Peter Thorpe, 27, Royal Signals, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, July 1, 2006 (Afstan)

Sergeant Paul Bartlett, 35, Special Reconnaissance Regiment, England, June 27, 2006 (Afstan)

Captain David Patten, 38, Special Boat Service, Northern Ireland, June 27, 2006 (Afstan)

Captain Jim Philippson, 29, 7 Parachute Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, June 11, 2006 (Afstan)

Lance Corporal Paul Farrelly, 27, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry), May 28, 2006 (Iraq)

Lieutenant Tom Mildinhall, 26, 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards (The Welsh Cavalry), May 28, 2006 (Iraq)

Captain Nichola Kathleen Sarah Goddard, 26, 1st Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, May 17, 2006 (Afstan)

Private Adam Morris, 19, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, May 13, 2006

Private Joseva Lewaicei, 25, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment, May 13, 2006

Wing Commander John Coxen, 46, Royal Airforce, RAF Benson, May 6, 2006 (Iraq)

Flight Lieutenant Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, Royal Airforce, RAF Benson, May 6, 2006 (Iraq)

Lieutenant Commander Darren Chapman, 40, 847 Naval Air Squadron, May 6, 2006 (Iraq)

Captain David Dobson, 27, 847 Naval Air Squadron, May 6, 2006 (Iraq)

Marine Paul Collins, 21, 847 Naval Air Squadron, May 6, 2006 (Iraq)

Corporal Matthew Dinning, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters, April 22, 2006 (Afstan)

Bombardier Myles Mansell, 25, 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, April 22, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Randy Payne, CFB/ASU Wainwright Military Police Platoon, April 22, 2006 (Afstan)

Lieutenant William Turner, Land Force Western Area Headquarters, April 22, 2006 (Afstan)

Private Jacob B. Kovco, 25, Royal Australian Regiment, April 21, 2006

Lieutenant Richard Palmer, 27, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, April 15, 2006

Private Robert Costall, 25, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry, March 28, 2006 (Afstan)

Master Corporal Timothy Wilson, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry, March 5, 2006 (Afstan)

Corporal Paul Davis, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry, March 2, 2006 (Afstan)

Captain Richard Holmes, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, March 1, 2006

Private Lee Ellis, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment, March 1, 2006

Trooper Carl Joseph Smith, British Army, Feb. 2, 2006

Corporal Gordon Alexander Pritchard, British Army, DOI Jan. 31, 2006

Lance Corporal Allan Stewart Douglas, British Army, DOI Jan. 30, 2006

Diplomat Glyn Berry, Department of Foreign Affairs, Canada: DOI Jan. 15, 2006

Private Braun Scott Woodfield, Royal Canadian Regiment: DOI Nov. 24, 2005

Sergeant John Jones, British Army, DOI Nov. 30, 2005

Warrant Officer David Russell Nary, Special Air Service Regiment: DOI Nov. 6, 2005

Sergeant Chris Ian Hickey, British Army, DOI Oct. 18, 2005

Captain Ken Masters, British Army , DOI Oct. 15, 2005

Major Matthew Bacon, British Army, DOI Sep. 11, 2005

Fusilier Donal Anthony Meade, British Army, September 5, 2005

Fusilier Stephen Robert Manning, British Army, September 5, 2005

Private Leon Spicer, British Army, July 16, 2005

2nd Lieutenant Richard Shearer, British Army, July 16, 2005

Private Phillip Hewett, British Army, July 16, 2005

Signaller Paul William Didsbury, British Army, June 29, 2005

Lance Corporal Allan Brackenbury, British Army, May 29, 2005

Gdsm Anthony John Wakefield, British Army, May 2, 2005

Private Mark Dobson, British Army, March 28, 2005

Flight Lieutenant Paul Martin Pardoel, Royal Air Force, January 31, 2005

Corporal David Edward Williams, Royal Air Force, January 30, 2005

Flight Lieutenant David Kevin Stead, Royal Air Force, January 30, 2005

Flight Lieutenant Andrew Paul Smith, Royal Air Force, January 30, 2005

Sergeant Robert Michael OConnor, Royal Air Force, January 30, 2005

Master Engineer Gary Nicholson, Royal Air Force, January 30, 2005

Squadron Leader Patrick Brian Marshall, Royal Air Force, January 30, 2005

Acting Lance Corporal Steven Jones, Royal Signals, January 30, 2005

Flight Sargeant Mark Gibson, Royal Air Force, January 30, 2005

Chief Technician Richard Antony Brown, Royal Air Force, January 30, 2005

Sergeant Paul Connolly, Royal Engineers, December 26, 2004

Chief Petty Officer Simon Roger Owen, Royal Navy, December 17, 2004

Private Pita Tukutukuwaqa, British Army, November 8, 2004

Private Scott William McArdle, British Army, November 4, 2004

Private Paul Aitken Lowe, British Army, November 4, 2004

Sergeant Stuart Robert Tennant Gray, British Army, November 4, 2004

Staff Sergeant Denise Michelle Rose, British Army, October 31, 2004

Private Kevin Thomas McHale, British Army, October 29, 2004

Lieutenant Chris Saunders, Her Majesty's Canadian Navy, HMCS Chicoutimi, Oct. 6, 2004

Corporal Marc Taylor, English Army, September 28, 2004

Gunner David Lawrence, English Army, September 28, 2004

Fusilier Stephen Jones, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, September 10, 2004

Lance Corporal Paul David Trevor Thomas, British Army, August 17, 2004

Private Marc Ferns, The Black Watch, August 12, 2004

Private Lee Martin O'Callaghan, The Princess of Wales, August 9, 2004

Private Christopher Rayment, The Princess of Wales, August 4, 2004

Flight Lieutenant Kristian Michel Alexander Grover Royal Air Force, July 19, 2004

Fusilier Gordon Campbell Gentle, Royal Highland Fusiliers, June 28, 2004

Corporal Richard Thomas David Ivell, British Artmy February 12, 2004

Corporal Jamie Murphy, Royal Canadian Regiment: DOI Jan. 27, 2004

Sapper Robert Thomson, British Army, January 31, 2004

Rifleman Vincent Calvin Windsor British Army January 21, 2004

Lance Corporal Andrew Jason Craw English Army January 7, 2004

Major James Stenner January 1, 2004

Seargeant Norman Patterson January 1, 2004

Private Ryan Lloyd Thomas England November 6, 2003

Sergeant Robert Alan Short, Royal Canadian Regiment: DOI Oct. 2, 2003

Corporal Robbie Christopher Beerenfenger, Royal Canadian Regiment: DOI Oct. 2, 2003

Corporal Ian Plank England October 31, 2003

Sergeant John Nightingale England September 23, 2003

Fusilier Russell Beeston England August 27, 2003

Warrant Officer Colin Wall England August 23, 2003

Major Matthew Titchener England August 23, 2003

Corporal Dewi Pritchard England August 23, 2003

Captain David Martyn Jones England August 14, 2003

Private Jason Smith England August 13, 2003

Captain James Linton England July 18, 2003

Corporal Simon Miller England June 24, 2003

Lance Corporal Benjamin John McGowan Hyde England June 24, 2003

Corporal Paul Graham Long England June 24, 2003

Lance Corporal Thomas Richard Keys England June 24, 2003

Sergeant Simon Alexamder Hamilton-Jewell England June 24, 2003

Corporal Russell Aston England June 24, 2003

Assistant Chief Officer Leonard Harver England May 22, 2003

Corporal David John Shepherd England May 19, 2003

Gunner Duncan Geoffrey Pritchard England May 8, 2003

Private Andrew Joseph Kelley England May 6, 2003

Lance Corporal James McCue England April 30, 2003

Lieutenant Alexander Tweedie England April 22, 2003

Fusilier Kelan John Turrington England April 6, 2003

Piper Christopher Muzvuru England April 6, 2003

Lance Corporal Ian Keith Malone England April 6, 2003

Lance Corporal Karl Shearer England April 1, 2003

Staff Sergeant Chris Muir England March 31, 2003

Marine Christopher R Maddison England March 30, 2003

Lance Corporal Shaun Andrew Brierley England March 30, 2003

Major Steve Alexis Ballard England March 30, 2003

Lance Corporal of Horse Matty Hull England March 28, 2003

Trooper David Jeffrey Clarke England March 25, 2003

Corporal Stephen Allbutt England March 25, 2003

Lance Corporal Barry Baz Stephen England March 24, 2003

Sergeant Steven Mark Roberts British Army March 24, 2003

Flight Lieutenant David Rhys Williams England March 23, 2003

Flight Lieutenant Kevin Barry Main England March 23, 2003

Staff Sergeant Simon Cullingworth England March 23, 2003

Sapper Luke Allsopp England March 23, 2003

Lieutenant Andrew S Wilson England March 22, 2003

Lieutenant James Williams England March 22, 2003

Lieutenant Philip West England March 22, 2003

Lieutenant Marc A Lawrence England March 22, 2003

Lieutenant Antony King England March 22, 2003

Lieutenant Philip D Green England March 22, 2003

Major Jason Ward England March 21, 2003

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Mark Stratford England March 21, 2003

Mechanic (Comm) 2nd Class Ian Seymour England March 21, 2003

Sergeant Les Hehir England March 21, 2003

Marine Sholto Hedenskog England March 21, 2003

Captain Philip Stuart Guy England March 21, 2003

Lance Bombadier Llywelyn Karl Evans England March 21, 2003

Colour Sergeant John Cecil England March 21, 2003

Sergeant Marc Leger, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry: DOI April 17, 2002

Corporal Ainsworth Dyer, Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry: DOI April 17, 2002

Private Richard Green, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry: DOI April 17, 2002

Private Nathan Smith, Princess Patriciaâs Canadian Light Infantry: DOI April 17, 2002

Sergeant Andrew Robert Russell, Special Air Service Regiment: KIA Feb 16, 2002

[+] HONOURING OUR VETS ON THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS (1856 - 2006)

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Defending monarchy on purely rational grounds

The Gods of the Copybook Headings have delivered a thoughtful and rational defense of monarchy and tradition that both loyalists and republicans would do well to read and learn. This is a valuable piece of work because conservatives are not naturally prone to defending tradition on rational grounds, and sometimes need to be shown the way. I find it intriguing how my own beliefs and values intersect with the scribes of this fantastic blog, yet it is difficult to trace a Burkean bone in the body of their writing. Everything, tradition, symbols - even emotion, is defended quite matter of factly without the usual sentiment and nostalgia:

A symbol is a concretization. Every human being, even the most depraved of the moderns, needs something tangible, something to point to and say to themselves and others: "This is what I believe," or "this is what I am." The thing being symbolized, and it must be a thing, an abstract thought does not serve the same function, itself has little intrinsic value or meaning. A flag is a piece of cloth, a crown a golden trinket, we imbued these things with meaning because we need the hard fact before us. The thing itself is almost incidental, it needs to be a thing but what kind is open. We could idolize a rock, many cultures have, but few sophisticated cultures choose to do so. It helps if the symbol chosen tells a story.

In other words, what the symbol is is not terribly important, so long as it connects us to the things that matter. It doesn't say "I am a monarchist", it says "I am a free man" and the crown is useful as a reminder of that freedom. To dispense with it, to rid ourselves of our symbolism and identity, would be irrational because they hold meaning in our lives beyond the merely abstract. More on this perhaps later.

POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 1:26 a.m. | LINKS |

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