13 example sentences using monarchist.
Monarchist used in a sentence
Monarchist in a sentence as a noun
There was a time that right wing meant monarchist and left wing meant democrat. Then there came a time when right wing meant imperialist-capitalist and left wing meant Marxist.
I'm actually a monarchist, but not like this. I just believe the current political system of Canada is strong and shouldn't change into a republic.
He has a book called Democracy the God That Failed where he makes some comparisons between monarchy and democracy, but he is not a monarchist.
Though the monarchist victory in that war proved it was still holding sway, and it's very debatable. Yes, Santa Anna was no saint, and clearly the Mexican people didn't think so much of abolishing the elections.
Intellectual proponents of copyright and patent law include people like Thomas Jefferson, who none would accuse of being a monarchist.
And yet we are asked to believe that an obscure blogger flirting with monarchist political thought would introduce a dangerous authoritarian element if allowed to present on a technical topic. Thanks for putting this into context.
But all these excluded middle thinkers think that if you're critical of democracy, then you're pro communist/socialist/monarchist/etc, which is nonsense. Here's a relevant example of where relying on democracy would have compromised citizens constitutional rights.
[] anarchist\n [] socialist\n [] republican\n [] monarchist\n [] libertarian\n [] free market capitalist taxes are theft ayn rand is my god\n [] conservative\n [] democrat\n [] i really couldn't tell you old boy
Bismarck, which was an ultra-conservative monarchist, actually went further than the majority of the socialist opposition at the time in anticipation of further demands, in order to quell their support.
I think this sufficiently encapsulates the monarchist vs revolutionary position that the Economist uses. Any egalitarian revolutionary pushing for social change will have to address economic advantages that have built up over time, so they tend not to have a laissez-faire attitude toward business.
I found the book an interesting and compelling critique of democracy, which I grew up without questioning, but I'm not a monarchist. I'm fairly agnostic about the best way to organize politically, beyond coming to the conclusion that if a government is to meaningfully derive its powers from the consent of the governed, then, depending on how strong a culture there is, there can't be very many governed.
The rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spanish soccer, for instance, pits Catalan nationalism, the Republican factions of the Spanish civil war, and anti-Franco sentiment against Spanish nationalism, the monarchist factions of the Spanish civil war, and pro-Franco sentiment. Likewise, in Scotland, the rivalry between Rangers and Celtic maps onto the conflict between Protestant, British unionism and Catholic separatism.
Quote Examples using Monarchist
Robespierre on the other hand was governing France that was on a verge of a civil war: monarchists vs. republicans/liberals/democrats. He was governing France that was in state of war with basically whole of Europe. Six foreign powers if I remember correctly attacked France at the same time trying to restore the monarchy. With monarchist in France - French people - supporting the foreign powers.
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Monarchist definitions
an advocate of the principles of monarchy
See also: royalist