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Disrupting a funeral is one thing. Disrupting a funeral the public is forced to pay millions of pounds for, while other members of said public can't afford food

Disrupting a funeral is one thing. Disrupting a funeral the public is forced to pay millions of pounds for, while other members of said public can't afford food and electricity, is a completely different matter.

bawolff 4y ago
I don't think that it is. The rich and powerful are still real people with real grief. I'm not opposed to people protesting parliment or whatever, but let the mourners mourn in peace.
- kennend3 4y ago
  I think you missed his point. The public paid for this funeral, and therefor they have every right to participate in it. They should show some respect, it is a funeral after all. If they wanted a "private funeral" they should pay for one.
  - karaterobot 4y ago
    > The public paid for this funeral, and therefor they have every right to participate in it. Since when? This seems like a misunderstanding of how taxes work. Taxes pay for a lot of things which taxpayers have no right, or even access to.
  - bawolff 4y ago
    Is it your view that just because the state pays for something the public has every right to do whatever they want with it? This seems obviously false. Try walking into the petagon some time proclaiming "the public paid for this military base and therefor i have every right to participate in it." And see how far that gets you.
    - inbox-demon 4y ago
      You can absolutely protest outside a military base and hurl insults at the soldiers if you believe it is a waste of taxpayer money.
      - afarrell 4y ago
        But not at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
      - bawolff 4y ago
        The taxpayers pay for the inside of the military base, not the outside.
    - pessimizer 4y ago
      Are you implying that people who protest military spending should "obviously" be arrested or hurt?
- maxbond 4y ago
  If this were some kind of private function I'd agree with you. But a large, public funeral for a monarch is inherently a political event. It's part of the process of moving from one monarch to the next, which is exactly what the protestors object to, and is literally politics. It is absolutely fair game to protest.
- HyperSane 4y ago
  "The rich and powerful are still real people with real grief." Then they should grieve in private and at their own expense.

bawolff 4y ago

I don't think that it is. The rich and powerful are still real people with real grief. I'm not opposed to people protesting parliment or whatever, but let the mourners mourn in peace.

kennend3 4y ago
I think you missed his point. The public paid for this funeral, and therefor they have every right to participate in it. They should show some respect, it is a funeral after all. If they wanted a "private funeral" they should pay for one.
- karaterobot 4y ago
  > The public paid for this funeral, and therefor they have every right to participate in it. Since when? This seems like a misunderstanding of how taxes work. Taxes pay for a lot of things which taxpayers have no right, or even access to.
- bawolff 4y ago
  Is it your view that just because the state pays for something the public has every right to do whatever they want with it? This seems obviously false. Try walking into the petagon some time proclaiming "the public paid for this military base and therefor i have every right to participate in it." And see how far that gets you.
  - inbox-demon 4y ago
    You can absolutely protest outside a military base and hurl insults at the soldiers if you believe it is a waste of taxpayer money.
    - afarrell 4y ago
      But not at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
    - bawolff 4y ago
      The taxpayers pay for the inside of the military base, not the outside.
  - pessimizer 4y ago
    Are you implying that people who protest military spending should "obviously" be arrested or hurt?
maxbond 4y ago
If this were some kind of private function I'd agree with you. But a large, public funeral for a monarch is inherently a political event. It's part of the process of moving from one monarch to the next, which is exactly what the protestors object to, and is literally politics. It is absolutely fair game to protest.
HyperSane 4y ago
"The rich and powerful are still real people with real grief." Then they should grieve in private and at their own expense.