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All these weird antiquated ceremonies and traditions remind me of Doug Stanhope's take on the UK still having a monarchy @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctOHo
by smcl 10y ago
All these weird antiquated ceremonies and traditions remind me of Doug Stanhope's take on the UK still having a monarchy @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctOHo4RzZEc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctOHo4RzZEc - tiny quote: "for gods sake is this a country or a renaissance festival, what kind of Dungeons and Dragons bullshit is that?"
- UweSchmidt 10y agoThis is part of a massive misunderstanding. Monarchy is not gone at all, it's a functioning power system, waiting for the day when it's time for a comeback. Similarly the catholic church. They just swap out the pope for a pro-gay one and otherwise just wait. These systems think in centuries.
- mseebach 10y agoAnd yet, while we're getting ready to votes for the lesser evil of Kang and Kodos, the Queen is well into her seventh decade on the throne, still enjoying approval ratings that democratic politicians can only dream about. https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/08/monarchy-here-stay/ https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/09/08/monarchy-here-stay/
- vidarh 10y agoIt's rather easier to enjoy a high approval rating when what you need to do to maintain it is to not express any opinions and avoid taking any decisions and give sufficiently magnanimous answers to a few unimportant questions here and there, and not being caught doing anything offensive.
- trhway 10y agodelegation done right.