Posted by Count Torby on February 14, 1997 at 17:37:47:
In Reply to: Questioning the democracy of Ladonia posted by Rikard Janson on February 14, 1997 at 16:37:50:
: A queen, a president or both? That question is not as important as the question whether Ladonia should be governed like a democracy or dictatorship.
: I get the impression the ladonians consider their state to be a democratic institute with vast possibilities for the inhabitants to express their thoughts. But what confuses me is the way Your state was created. The place of the state is uniqe because of its nature and geological formations. So uniqe it is protected by the swedish authorities, who still claimes right to the area. According to international conventions, signed by a huge number of democratic stater Your state does not fulfill the criterias for an independent state. Your behaviour is ignorant and instead to be compared with an occupation. This concerns me. Are Your leaders prepared to continue to break essential democratic rules while governing the state?
: In my opinion The buildings should be removed from the beautiful landscape and the state only remain on a spiritual basis.
: I'm open for discussions :-/
From Count Torby:
I gather you havenīt grasped the essentials in Ladonian thinking. Queen, president och king in Ladonia is no matter of dictatorship. What we need is a person who can represent our beloved country and on occasions take some decisions. So that total anarchy is stopped. And what is this about occupation? Havenīt you read the Ladonian history? Itīs Sweden whoīs occupied us, not the other way. So in fact we can claim the right of being a free country.