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As a Brit, the monarchy should be abolished.

by jwmoz 4y ago

y5y5y5jjjj 4y ago
MattPalmer1086 4y ago
I agree, but I wouldn't trust our current government to create the replacement political structures...
tim333 4y ago
As another Brit you are in the minority with that. Personally I don't mind them really.
- HyperSane 4y ago
  How can anyone tolerate being a "subject" instead of a citizen? How can you obsequiously sing "God save the Queen\King" as your national anthem? It is just shameful.
  - tim333 4y ago
    I've never been called a british subject to my knowledge. Googling has "Until 1949, nearly everyone with a close connection to the United Kingdom was called a ‘British subject’".."Since 1983, very few people have qualified as British subjects." The god save the queen stuff is kind of traditional and doesn't mean much. "God save the queen / The fascist regime..." (Sex Pistols) is also kind of traditional and quite popular. No one forces you to sing either but the Pistols did much better in the charts. A lot of non UK folk seem to have some strange ideas about how it works here. The royals haven't had much power for centuries. At least we get a figurehead who is generally popular vs say electing a Trump/Clinton and having half the population hate them until they get ejected for someone the other half hates.
    - HyperSane 4y ago
      "The god save the queen stuff is kind of traditional and doesn't mean much" Having such an incredibly obsequious national anthem focused on a single person means a great deal to me. "A lot of non UK folk seem to have some strange ideas about how it works here. The royals haven't had much power for centuries." I understand this, but what baffles and disgusts me is that you act like they still do and are better than you. It just makes my skin crawl. The fact that people as scummy and Prince Andrew are considered to be Royalty makes this all the worse.
      - tim333 4y ago
        Dunno - it's not so different from American celebs - Kardashians and that. Not my thing but I don't really mind if people are into that stuff.
        HyperSane 4y ago
        "it's not so different from American celebs - Kardashians and that" It is completely different. It is far more sycophantic and servile.
HyperSane 4y ago
It is just embarrassing at this point.

As a Brit, the monarchy should be abolished.

by jwmoz 4y ago

As a Brit, the monarchy should be abolished.

y5y5y5jjjj 4y ago

MattPalmer1086 4y ago

I agree, but I wouldn't trust our current government to create the replacement political structures...

tim333 4y ago

As another Brit you are in the minority with that. Personally I don't mind them really.

HyperSane 4y ago
How can anyone tolerate being a "subject" instead of a citizen? How can you obsequiously sing "God save the Queen\King" as your national anthem? It is just shameful.
- tim333 4y ago
  I've never been called a british subject to my knowledge. Googling has "Until 1949, nearly everyone with a close connection to the United Kingdom was called a ‘British subject’".."Since 1983, very few people have qualified as British subjects." The god save the queen stuff is kind of traditional and doesn't mean much. "God save the queen / The fascist regime..." (Sex Pistols) is also kind of traditional and quite popular. No one forces you to sing either but the Pistols did much better in the charts. A lot of non UK folk seem to have some strange ideas about how it works here. The royals haven't had much power for centuries. At least we get a figurehead who is generally popular vs say electing a Trump/Clinton and having half the population hate them until they get ejected for someone the other half hates.
  - HyperSane 4y ago
    "The god save the queen stuff is kind of traditional and doesn't mean much" Having such an incredibly obsequious national anthem focused on a single person means a great deal to me. "A lot of non UK folk seem to have some strange ideas about how it works here. The royals haven't had much power for centuries." I understand this, but what baffles and disgusts me is that you act like they still do and are better than you. It just makes my skin crawl. The fact that people as scummy and Prince Andrew are considered to be Royalty makes this all the worse.
    - tim333 4y ago
      Dunno - it's not so different from American celebs - Kardashians and that. Not my thing but I don't really mind if people are into that stuff.
      - HyperSane 4y ago
        "it's not so different from American celebs - Kardashians and that" It is completely different. It is far more sycophantic and servile.

HyperSane 4y ago

It is just embarrassing at this point.