F[inks] you, you filthy republican. Juan Carlos has been far more "useful" to Spain in terms of job creation, diplomacy, and international reputation than any washed-up politician President would ever be. Africa begins at the Pyrenees no longer, thanks to him.
Shhh. Visit Spain first and then we'll talk about these issues. Being useful isn't enough to be a King. He did the right thing (because he had to) in the 70s and 80s, that for sure. But we haven't had the opportunity to oust him when he started being useless, expensive and polemic (a King should never be polemic).
What did he do in terms of job creation? And everything he did for international reputation was lost after the Urdangarin scandal, the elephant scandal, and, yes, the "Por qué no te callas?" among Latin American countries...
When this is how we, Spaniards, "like" our Monarchy, it doesn't have legitimacy. In a Republic, when the President loses his legitimacy, you can vote him out. There you have the difference
