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I guess I'd hope for the mental leap a child could make that one should not support those who enslave our fellow man.

• gozur88 10y ago
  That's beyond hyperbolic. The royals exist on the sufferance of the British electorate - you could get rid of them tomorrow if it strikes your fancy in the same way you got rid of hereditary peers in the House of Lords. And while they're not technically completely without power, if the royals tried to actually exercise power it would be stripped from them immediately. And they know it. These days, for the most part the royals are a show for tourists.
  • branchless 10y ago
    They are in hock with the press. Recently they upped their share of crown land rent. Barely discussed. The power structures are more complex than simply what is possible in theory.