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> Like the fella who stated that ‘we didn’t vote for him’ In fairness, we didn't vote for the Prime Minister either. Where was this fella when we needed him
by jlokier 4y ago
> Like the fella who stated that ‘we didn’t vote for him’
In fairness, we didn't vote for the Prime Minister either.
Where was this fella when we needed him in parliament?
I think UK democracy has a much bigger democratic problem than whether there is a symbolic monarch.
Unlike the monarch, the Prime Minister we didn't vote for is a political activist with serious power and a nasty agenda - including the agenda to reduce freedom to protest and other basic rights of the people.
In fairness to the Queen, as far as I know she never asked that we reduce the people's rights and freedoms, and in fairness to the new King, one of the things he is known for is being a climate and environment activist, which was viewed as kooky a couple of decades ago but looks prescient and relevant to the times now.
- WickyNilliams 4y ago> Where was this fella when we needed him in parliament? There's no obligation to protest everything you disagree with, why would you suggest there is? Furthermore, how do you know they _didnt_ protest the PM? The PM may not have been voted for, but a crucial difference is, unlike the monarchy, the position of PM is not handed down by hereditary lineage. > including the agenda to reduce freedom to protest and other basic rights of the people. Don't you think perhaps these two events are related? You chastise someone for protesting, whilst bemoaning the right for protest being eroded. A strange contradiction.
- jlokier 4y ago> You chastise someone for protesting No I didn't, someone else did. HN is not one person posting under hundreds of usernames :-)