Queen Elizabeth II | 1926-2022 | Rest in Peace

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It reads as something produced by someone that has to create a quantity of content and this is the best idea they could think of at the time.

The early stuff applies to other countries as well as the English, in some cases more so.

The French and Russian revolutions occurred because those countries were more hierarchical than Britain, not less.

He seems to think the current royal family does actually rule the country, which is bollocks, and completely misses the one blindingly obvious example of disgraceful real hereditary and unelected power in Britain today, the House of Lords.

It has some content.

2/10
Why focus on the real problems in society when you can just hate on the Windsors.
 

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sorry to have to post this again but I know what some of you lot are like

Please, this cannot be allowed here. For gods sake someone has passed away, this is not right mods. I know this poster has a longstanding history here, but this is not right. I can't be the only one that thinks this?
Put him on ignore.
 

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As a Non British and non English I can say that this is a lot of bollocks on the thread and the article mentioned in some newspaper. If anyone thinks the Monarch rules then he or she is an idiot. The Monarch is just a puppet. Maybe if the Monarch has some powers it may be a good thing as they will be able to stop these imbeciles in power wrecking the whole country and the world.
 

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As a Non British and non English I can say that this is a lot of bollocks on the thread and the article mentioned in some newspaper. If anyone thinks the Monarch rules then he or she is an idiot. The Monarch is just a puppet. Maybe if the Monarch has some powers it may be a good thing as they will be able to stop these imbeciles in power wrecking the whole country and the world.
The monarch is a puppet of who? The democratically elected government?
 

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As a Non British and non English I can say that this is a lot of bollocks on the thread and the article mentioned in some newspaper. If anyone thinks the Monarch rules then he or she is an idiot. The Monarch is just a puppet. Maybe if the Monarch has some powers it may be a good thing as they will be able to stop these imbeciles in power wrecking the whole country and the world.
Outstanding
 

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Ruffled a few feathers?

I don’t give a toss. You've got some weird Kent stating Kim Jong would do over prince Charles in a fight.

You think I'm actually arsed about the monarchy? I'm laughing at you while you're laughing at me.

Yesterday was a funeral and I hope to feck someone turns up at one of your loved ones and pisses in all your drinks.
:lol: :lol:
tagline material right there
 

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Ruffled a few feathers?

I don’t give a toss. You've got some weird Kent stating Kim Jong would do over prince Charles in a fight.

You think I'm actually arsed about the monarchy? I'm laughing at you while you're laughing at me.

Yesterday was a funeral and I hope to feck someone turns up at one of your loved ones and pisses in all your drinks.
Banned surely?
 

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Wealth inequality and a lack of social mobility is one of the real problems in society and a monarchy is basically that turned into a parade.
But they’re not the cause. It’s our poor excuse for a government who lead the way on that one.
 

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Holly Willoughby is beautiful and provides excellent early day television entertainment, yet gets slaughtered for acting like she's above others, and we also don't let her be Queen
Queen wasn't beautiful, didn't provide early day television entertainment, yet we as a society lift her above others and let her be Queen.
Hmmm
 

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I have no idea either, yet.
But they’re not the cause. It’s our poor excuse for a government who lead the way on that one.
They are definitely not the cause. Nor really are your current government, its a long term systemic problem overseen by consecutive governments and crystallised by reverence of idiots in gold hats.
 

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Can't really blame them. They probably thought using their powerful influence to get something they don't deserve was fitting for the occasion.
Sorry I was having a bit of fun because the nation's darlings are now public enemy number 1 over queue etiquette. I even quoted the Eric Cantona kung Fu kick commentary. I thought it would have been obvious what I was at.
 

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Sorry I was having a bit of fun because the nation's darlings are now public enemy number 1 over queue etiquette. I even quoted the Eric Cantona kung Fu kick commentary. I thought it would have been obvious what I was at.
Don't worry, me and the other intellectuals picked up on it
 

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Holly Willoughby is beautiful and provides excellent early day television entertainment, yet gets slaughtered for acting like she's above others, and we also don't let her be Queen
Queen wasn't beautiful, didn't provide early day television entertainment, yet we as a society lift her above others and let her be Queen.
Hmmm
Wtf?

are you trying to be funny? “We also don’t let her be queen”, that doesn’t make any sense at all
 

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Wtf?

are you trying to be funny? “We also don’t let her be queen”, that doesn’t make any sense at all
I'm 100% serious. I think there a few valid reasons as to why we could switch to her. I'm open to arguments though

Edit: If you don’t like Holly, I have other suggestions!
If you’re a fan of early daytime television then I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised
 
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They are definitely not the cause. Nor really are your current government, its a long term systemic problem overseen by consecutive governments and crystallised by reverence of idiots in gold hats.
It’s a long term problem caused by consecutive governments which hold the same values, goals, and ambitions. So yes, the root problem is the government. The so-called reverence for idiots in pointy hats actually has nothing to do with it. If people like the royal family then they’re very much entitled to.
 

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They are definitely not the cause. Nor really are your current government, its a long term systemic problem overseen by consecutive governments and crystallised by reverence of idiots in gold hats.
I don't blame the Tory governments. Tories are gonna Tory. I blame the millions of working people who vote for them and can't see what they are doing.
 

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It’s a long term problem caused by consecutive governments which hold the same values, goals, and ambitions. So yes, the root problem is the government. The so-called reverence for idiots in pointy hats actually has nothing to do with it. If people like the royal family then they’re very much entitled to.

Yes of course but your issue was with people disliking them for whatever reason, as tenuous as you think it is or not , which they're also very much entitled to.
 

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Holly Willoughby is beautiful and provides excellent early day television entertainment, yet gets slaughtered for acting like she's above others, and we also don't let her be Queen
Queen wasn't beautiful, didn't provide early day television entertainment, yet we as a society lift her above others and let her be Queen.
Hmmm
The Queen was very pretty when she was Holly Willoughby's age, by the beauty standards of the time. Let's see what kind of a 96-year-old Holly makes.

Can't argue about the breakfast TV thing.
 

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Yes of course but your issue was with people disliking them for whatever reason, as tenuous as you think it is or not , which they're also very much entitled to.
No it wasn’t. My issue is those who seem to think the monarchy still rule the country and are the root cause of all inequality.
 

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No it wasn’t. My issue is those who seem to think the monarchy still rule the country and are the root cause of all inequality.
Nobody thinks that, but they are a nice distillation for the wealth concentration and lack of social mobility that is the issue in society.

They are a very powerful symbol too, even during the parliament run empire it was all done in the name of the crown, so the monarchy's association with power works both ways..

I was reading today that they are exempt from 106 laws that the rest of you need to obey.

Also in the same article it said Charlie officially met with the government 36 times from. 2010 to 2013.