tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post9080857369970483065..comments2024-03-23T08:00:26.020+00:00Comments on THE MONARCHIST: Her Majesty Knights New Zealand's Governor GeneralUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-24133535597495749492009-05-06T12:53:00.000+01:002009-05-06T12:53:00.000+01:00It's shame us Kiwi's are such causal chaps. Neithe...It's shame us Kiwi's are such causal chaps. Neither the PM (John Key) or the GG couldn't muster up a morning suit.Sinesurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625892943261516778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-8925771992064575942009-05-04T07:58:00.000+01:002009-05-04T07:58:00.000+01:00This is great politics by Key. It's real monarchi...This is great politics by Key. It's real monarchist rollback by the NZ Nats. Nice one! Why didn't Howard do this? I know of at least one ex-Howard prime ministerial adviser now regretting that his boss didn't bring them back.<br /><br />Shame the GG couldn't rustle up a morning coat for the trip to the Palace though.'99 Referendum Veterannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8162816964941896969.post-12945813263413427122009-05-02T18:43:00.000+01:002009-05-02T18:43:00.000+01:00It's okay to detest paternalism and snobbery, but ...It's okay to detest paternalism and snobbery, but it is not okay to erase honour or even pomp, which is what knighthoods are. I'm all for pomp without the pomposity, if that makes any sense. There is nothing wrong - or rather, there is everything right - with the whole concept of the gentle knight, and the promotion of chivalrous behaviour. Only people who are trained to think in aggressive slogans, once radical feminists like Helen Clark, would not understand this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com