It's a very affectionate term Aussies use to refer to their old colonial masters. Like Limey.
I see. So, an Englishman who wants to eliminate the Monarch, but wants a President who would serve about the same purpose. That honestly doesn't make much sense. I mean, if you want an elected President, it seems illogical to have the Head of State serve no purpose. I just don't get it.
I don't care much who is US president, I'm not American. I would rather not have another Bush though for the sake of world peace.
Germany has an elected president, but the power lies with the Chancellor, it works well.
I would just rather an elected person, someone most of the country respects so probably not a politician, fill the constitutional role currently occupied by the queen. Of course, there would be nothing stopping Elizabeth, or Charles, or William standing for election!
Well, that's true insofar as it goes. Personally, I am a monarchist, in the British sense of the word. If Frederick III had lived longer (he was Emperor for 99 days between the death of Wilhelm I and Wilhelm II), Germany probably would have an Emperor very much like the UK's Queen, as he was a staunch admirer of the UK system. But he assumed the throne when he already had inoperable cancer of the throat. WWI would probably have been avoided altogether, and thus the 20th Century would have played out very differently than it did.
Certainly the House of Hohenzollern wouldn't mind seeing some changes, but it's unlikely at this point that there ever will be any. Its a shame, too. I think monarchies can be good for countries in many ways, in terms of keeping people connected with their history. If Germany had become a constitutional monarchy, it is likely that Austria would have done the same, but things would have gone differently there.
Because of the multi-national, multi-lingual, multi-ethnic, and multi-confessional nature of that State, things would have probably come to a head there just as they did, but later than they did, and things could probably have been contained, and not exploded into a world war. Peace might even have won out in the end. It would have been interesting to observe.
Due to the fact that all these people were related through Victoria and her son Edward VII, a constitutional monarchy in both the UK and Germany might have been enough to tip the balance in favour of one in Austria-Hungary and in Russia. In fact, Austria-Hungary might even have gotten a civilised divorce from each other, with the Empire breaking up into constituent parts. How that would have played out in the Balkans, I don't know. That might have led to the Balkans being a disaster just as they always have been.