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Maybe protesting the funeral of a widely respected person isn’t the best way to make one’s point.

jjgreen 4y ago
Meanwhile in Oxford, a man was arrested after shouting “who elected him?” as he walked past an event where King Charles III was being proclaimed as the new king on Sunday. Not protesting at a funeral, but at the proclamation of a monarch.
- lbriner 4y ago
  Not someone who was specifically going to the event to protest though, so he could have read the room and stayed quiet. If protest is to make a point, it doesn't seem like the right thing to do amongst people who presumably support the Monarchy.
  - smileybarry 4y ago
    > If protest is to make a point, it doesn't seem like the right thing to do amongst people who presumably support [the topic being protested]. You've just described protesting.
- walthamstow 4y ago
  At meaning at the time and location of, or at meaning towards/against? The proclamation was on Saturday, so he wasn't at it in terms of time and location. Protesting against the proclamation is fine, of course. I'd question the judgement of someone doing so at the time and location of an ongoing funeral of that person's mother.
  - jjgreen 4y ago
    There are numerous proclamations: It will take place at 1pm on Sunday September 11 as one of a series of similar events in towns and cities throughout the nation. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/21252506.charles-iii-formally-proclaimed-king-historic-ceremony-oxford/ https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/21252506.charles-iii-forma...
bitcharmer 4y ago
Please don't spread misinformation. There was no funeral yet. Holding a sheet of paper is hardly a disruptive protest. And Elisabeth Windsor wasn't as respected as you'd like to think. They might have huge fanbase among Daily Mail readers but the royals are not very popular among well informed people. I'm not going to bring up Andre's tendencies because this seems forbidden on HN, so have a read of this instead: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/sep/24/queen-poverty-grant-buckingham-palace https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/sep/24/queen-poverty-gra...
- haunter 4y ago
  >but the royals are not very popular among well informed people Maybe the "well informed people" should vote for parties and elect MPs that are republican? All the parties in Westminster are royalists
- walthamstow 4y ago
  > And Elisabeth Windsor wasn't as respected as you'd like to think. Got numbers for that?
  - orwin 4y ago
    Population of Yemen, Ireland, Botswana and probably others I'm not aware of yet. Let's be honest here: while later in life she did nothing politically too active (i think she took a EU colored dress during Brexit?), Until at least the 90s, between supporting colonialism and the mafia-like comportment of the Royal family (let's not forget her cousins[0]), her reputation wasn't the highest in the world. And anyway, between republicans and anti-imperialists, it should be difficult to find support. Most of the left (when you exclude tankies at least) is anti-imperialist, and most of the right is republican nowadays, no? At least in France and the US. I admit I missed this news cycle tbh, so I'm not sure. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerissa_and_Katherine_Bowes-Lyon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerissa_and_Katherine_Bowes-Ly...

Meanwhile in Oxford, a man was arrested after shouting “who elected him?” as he walked past an event where King Charles III was being proclaimed as the new king on Sunday. Not protesting at a funeral, but at the proclamation of a monarch.

lbriner 4y ago
Not someone who was specifically going to the event to protest though, so he could have read the room and stayed quiet. If protest is to make a point, it doesn't seem like the right thing to do amongst people who presumably support the Monarchy.
- smileybarry 4y ago
  > If protest is to make a point, it doesn't seem like the right thing to do amongst people who presumably support [the topic being protested]. You've just described protesting.
walthamstow 4y ago
At meaning at the time and location of, or at meaning towards/against? The proclamation was on Saturday, so he wasn't at it in terms of time and location. Protesting against the proclamation is fine, of course. I'd question the judgement of someone doing so at the time and location of an ongoing funeral of that person's mother.
- jjgreen 4y ago
  There are numerous proclamations: It will take place at 1pm on Sunday September 11 as one of a series of similar events in towns and cities throughout the nation. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/21252506.charles-iii-formally-proclaimed-king-historic-ceremony-oxford/ https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/21252506.charles-iii-forma...

bitcharmer 4y ago

Please don't spread misinformation. There was no funeral yet. Holding a sheet of paper is hardly a disruptive protest. And Elisabeth Windsor wasn't as respected as you'd like to think. They might have huge fanbase among Daily Mail readers but the royals are not very popular among well informed people. I'm not going to bring up Andre's tendencies because this seems forbidden on HN, so have a read of this instead: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/sep/24/queen-poverty-grant-buckingham-palace https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/sep/24/queen-poverty-gra...

haunter 4y ago
>but the royals are not very popular among well informed people Maybe the "well informed people" should vote for parties and elect MPs that are republican? All the parties in Westminster are royalists
walthamstow 4y ago
> And Elisabeth Windsor wasn't as respected as you'd like to think. Got numbers for that?
- orwin 4y ago
  Population of Yemen, Ireland, Botswana and probably others I'm not aware of yet. Let's be honest here: while later in life she did nothing politically too active (i think she took a EU colored dress during Brexit?), Until at least the 90s, between supporting colonialism and the mafia-like comportment of the Royal family (let's not forget her cousins[0]), her reputation wasn't the highest in the world. And anyway, between republicans and anti-imperialists, it should be difficult to find support. Most of the left (when you exclude tankies at least) is anti-imperialist, and most of the right is republican nowadays, no? At least in France and the US. I admit I missed this news cycle tbh, so I'm not sure. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerissa_and_Katherine_Bowes-Lyon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerissa_and_Katherine_Bowes-Ly...