Monarchy in Spain

Yeah! we can talk about a royal, but royal pain!

For decades, Spain's Bourbons avoided the kind of public scrutiny that bedevils other European royals, counting since the beginning of the "democracy" in Spain after the death of the General Franco in 1975. And that is the reason why many Spaniards were happy with the king, because they saw him like the saviour of the democracy. It is so interesting, after being around 35 years under the authoritarian dictatorship of Franco, all the Spanish people think that democracy would come to its end. The chosen  to continue this old era was the son of the old king or known as well as the king without kingdom "Juan count of Barcelona" (Yeah after the civilian war and the Franco's regime in Spain the king was exiled but not his son, who was risen in Spain with his mother and of course with Franco and his ideas) Juan Carlos. 

After the death of Franco, Juan Carlos decided to establish the democracy again, of course like the others European reigns "Parliamentary democracy" which means get a democracy with a kingdom. For that reason the king was never subjected to public criticism. Or at least till those last years.

With around 80 years old the king spends most of the time from hospital to hospital, his last official trip was around 1 year ago and we just know about him when the doctor announces another operation. Is it so difficult to resign to the throne to give it to his young son?. We know some cases like the Queen of Holland, who abdicated the last year in favour of her middle aged son. She said "The responsibility for this country should lie in the hands of a New Generation", what a great woman. Thats the difference between those countries and Spain. Another curiosity, she has the same age of the Spanish King, and her son has the same age of the Spanish prince!.. Even the Pope resigned because he wasn't sure to be able to face his destiny. 

Juan Carlos's son in law Iñaki Urdangarin is being investigated for involvement in massive corruption scheme. YEAH!! I don't want to talk too much about him because he was doing what all the people around him was doing, but he was so stupid to let the people found it out, which is get money just because he is part of the royal family, the creation of a firm to avoid taxes. And in this case he had the participation of his wife, the daughter of the king. But she is not being investigated, why? who knows, maybe because she is the daughter of the king?... 

Days ago his eldest son shot himself in the foot!!! WTF? this is a royal  shot!!! Bang!! A kid under 14 years old cant have his own gun, or play with a firearm.!! There was no more investigation, no fine, nothing!

While ordinary Spaniards cope with harsh austerity the King go to some holidays to hunt elephants! yeah!! why hunt small rabbits if you can hunt elephants in Botswana?... Yeah! $ 8,000 for a week in the safari and $15,000 for each elephant, a day out with a professional $2,000, I know where are going the taxes of all the Spanish people now, to Botswana!!!.. You know what is so curious? the King is the Honorary President of The World Wildlife Fun (WWF). 

Yeah, he killed an elephant but he had to go to the hospital again cause he got injured the hip. A complete nice week!. 

I am not a fan of the monarchy as you can see, I prefer the full democracy and the equity for all. why a person can get a salary around 80,000 euros just for nothing, why they cant reduce their own salary as every Spanish is doing it in these last years, why they cant show their real actives such as buildings, lands, houses, etc.