Queen Elizabeth II died today at Balmoral
(www.bbc.co.uk)
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As far as monarchies and empires go, England has a strong 'minarchist' history. The crown was practically a night watchman state through the whole age of sail.
Yeah, that's why I emphasized on minarchist and not anarchist because obviously their government wasn't an anarchy. Part of the reason why everyone, even far leftoids and people who we view as our political enemies have respect for her was she seemed to have stayed the fuck out of everyone's business. In her later years she spent more time being "the world's grandma" (in the good sense, not in the bad nanny state sorta way) by trying to build relationships, rather than alliances, if that make any sense.
FFS even Putin who despises the Western leaders of the world spoke highly of her.