But it isn't a Euorpean/non-European thing at all. As I tried to point out, there is a very big difference between Wallis and Futuna and other Pacific polities. There is a huge difference between, say, the kingdoms of Tonga and Hawaii and Uvea. One does no need to go to Europe, India or Rote to find comparisons. They are available close by in very similar cultures. Uvea was largely peopled by immigrants from Tonga, having originally formed part of the Tongan empire. The Lavelua, although also called Tu'i Uvea, does not even have anything like the permanency of a Tongan noble. --Previous Message--
: Dear reader;
:
: Yes,you are right.But when the monarch is
: there and functioning,then he is regarded as
: real monarch.That happened before:a king is
: regarded as a real king,but when he is
: disliked,be3cause of not functioning,he is
: nothing afterwards.
: I know the Rote and Savu islands near
: Timor.The monarchs there are respected as
: monarchs,although some of the more little
: principalities on Rote just begin with a
: couple of thousand inhabitants.
: When he is functioning good he is regarded
: as a real monarch and respected as symbol of
: their own people government system.But when
: he is no good,he is just chased away as a
: dog.
: When you see the Lavelua of Uvea(King of
: Wallis),he is treated by his people as areal
: king.
: Different from a chief of an Indian tribe in
: USA.
: Okay:total of inhabitants of Wallis- and
: Futuna islands are just 14.000 locally and
: 15.000 outside the area.That is compared
: with UK of Great Britain not very much,but
: you can consider it,that he is here also a
: sort of father of his people.If you are a
: father of 19.000 people(also the outside
: people still keep contact with their
: homeland and most regard the local king of
: their area really as their king),you really
: can be seen as a king.That was before:a king
: was a father of his people and a wise king
: should be such a person.Really.
: In Europe it is a bit changed,but always as
: a monarch go back to your duty roots.
:
: Yours sincerelly: DP Tick
:
: --Previous Message--
:
: --Previous Message--
: Dear readers;
:
: Better look at this Princess Etua,who might
: be the next Queen of Uvea.Some say,that
: these are just chiefs,but the world(God)left
: them to life this way,so why not call them
: sort of Kings.The rule here is centralised
: and in areas with chiefs it is not always
: that way.
: The Prince of Monaco is also not a chief,but
: a monarch.
: Yours sincerelly: DP Tick gRMK/Pusaka.
:
: But the situaion in Wallis and Futuna is
: precisely the opposie of what you say. It
: isn't very centralised. The country is very
: different from the other pacific kingdoms of
: say Tonga or Hawaii.
:
: If the ministers, powerful district or
: village chiefs decide they do not like the
: Lavelua they easily depose him and elect
: someone else from a different family. Some
: of them have only lasted a few months.
: Frequently they cannot agree and there are
: periodic interregnums.
:
: All five predecessors of Tomasi Kulimoetoke
: II Lavelua were either deposed or forced to
: resign due to pressure from some party or
: another.
:
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