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King Charles has cancer so he won’t have to deal with the backlash of this. It is truly ridiculous that this has become a law in the UK. The internet is weake

King Charles has cancer so he won’t have to deal with the backlash of this. It is truly ridiculous that this has become a law in the UK. The internet is weakening and fracturing at intense speed - faster than it grew.

alephnerd 2y ago
> King Charles has cancer so he won’t have to deal with the backlash of this. What backlash? Are you going to go lobby in Westminster? Or hit the street and riot/direct action against it? The reality is most people don't care, and complaining on a forum online does nothing.
- rasengan 2y ago
  > The reality is most people don't care, and complaining on a forum online does nothing It has to start somewhere. Last time the King faced adversity from the people, it was due to an anonymously distributed pamphlet.
- robxorb 2y ago
  > complaining on a forum online does nothing. This probably isn't true. Forums are voluminous online and regularly contain such complaints, partly as the anonymity gives people a feeling of being more free to express themselves, versus other types of social group interactions. Given that cohesive and cooperative direct action from organised groups is relatively rare, it could be seen as statistically likely direct action at least sometimes resulted from a group unifying over discussion on a forum.
switch007 2y ago
The monarch signing a bill in to law is just a formality. Nobody holds them accountable for it. Agree with your other points
hgyjnbdet 2y ago
Pretty sure even without cancer Charlie wouldn't be aware of any backlash, even if there was one. His role is ceremonial at best. I agree the law is ridiculous though. I hope big internet companies boycott the UK, speaking as a UK citizen. This law won't catch anyone remotely tech sazzy.
- pch00 2y ago
  > I hope big internet companies boycott the UK So at least there's a potential bright side for people in the UK :-)
basisword 2y ago
>> King Charles has cancer so he won’t have to deal with the backlash of this. It has nothing to do with him in reality. The monarch has to give ascent to new acts of parliament and by convention always does. They don't (overtly) interfere politically.
stoobs 2y ago
The government creates these laws, not the reining Monarch. Royal assent is a ceremonial process at this point as the powers to refuse a bill are very, very rarely exercised.
- goodcanadian 2y ago
  Royal assent is a ceremonial process at this point as the powers to refuse a bill are very, very rarely exercised. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_assent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_assent): "The last bill that was refused assent was the Scottish Militia Bill during Queen Anne's reign in 1708." Even that was only done on the advice of government ministers who had second thoughts after the bill was passed.
gnuser 2y ago
“Ceremonial” etc: Behind Closed Doors: Oaths to the Monarch (who, by the way, was besties with necro-pedo-murderer Jimmy Saville) Gtfo of here brits - the Irish were on the right side of history and it’s high time for a revolution and you know it’s true!
- adammichaelc 2y ago
  What you say is triggering. Triggered by the darkness. It’s okay to be afraid of the unknown. But it’s also time to take a look within ourselves and see that we are co-creating something. Do we want it? Is this the best we can do as a human race? The Irish people have a bit of luck on their side. They follow their hearts and speak up. The ancient Celtic DNA knows. It’s a magical people, and I mean that in the sense of the Magi; enlightened men and women of knowledge who brought the sciences and the arts to humanity. The Irish were conquered, but the power and wisdom within the DNA cannot be conquered. It’s all within. Like an ancient quantum computer. It sits. Waiting to be tapped by the brave one who dares to look outside the program.
dogleash 2y ago
> The internet is weakening and fracturing at intense speed - faster than it grew. The writing was on the wall a decade ago. You'll get Cable TV 2.0 and you'll like it. An army of sycophants and chumps are working to ensure it.

alephnerd 2y ago

> King Charles has cancer so he won’t have to deal with the backlash of this. What backlash? Are you going to go lobby in Westminster? Or hit the street and riot/direct action against it? The reality is most people don't care, and complaining on a forum online does nothing.

rasengan 2y ago
> The reality is most people don't care, and complaining on a forum online does nothing It has to start somewhere. Last time the King faced adversity from the people, it was due to an anonymously distributed pamphlet.
robxorb 2y ago
> complaining on a forum online does nothing. This probably isn't true. Forums are voluminous online and regularly contain such complaints, partly as the anonymity gives people a feeling of being more free to express themselves, versus other types of social group interactions. Given that cohesive and cooperative direct action from organised groups is relatively rare, it could be seen as statistically likely direct action at least sometimes resulted from a group unifying over discussion on a forum.

switch007 2y ago

The monarch signing a bill in to law is just a formality. Nobody holds them accountable for it. Agree with your other points

hgyjnbdet 2y ago

Pretty sure even without cancer Charlie wouldn't be aware of any backlash, even if there was one. His role is ceremonial at best. I agree the law is ridiculous though. I hope big internet companies boycott the UK, speaking as a UK citizen. This law won't catch anyone remotely tech sazzy.

pch00 2y ago
> I hope big internet companies boycott the UK So at least there's a potential bright side for people in the UK :-)

basisword 2y ago

>> King Charles has cancer so he won’t have to deal with the backlash of this. It has nothing to do with him in reality. The monarch has to give ascent to new acts of parliament and by convention always does. They don't (overtly) interfere politically.

stoobs 2y ago

The government creates these laws, not the reining Monarch. Royal assent is a ceremonial process at this point as the powers to refuse a bill are very, very rarely exercised.

goodcanadian 2y ago
Royal assent is a ceremonial process at this point as the powers to refuse a bill are very, very rarely exercised. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_assent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_assent): "The last bill that was refused assent was the Scottish Militia Bill during Queen Anne's reign in 1708." Even that was only done on the advice of government ministers who had second thoughts after the bill was passed.

gnuser 2y ago

“Ceremonial” etc: Behind Closed Doors: Oaths to the Monarch (who, by the way, was besties with necro-pedo-murderer Jimmy Saville) Gtfo of here brits - the Irish were on the right side of history and it’s high time for a revolution and you know it’s true!

adammichaelc 2y ago
What you say is triggering. Triggered by the darkness. It’s okay to be afraid of the unknown. But it’s also time to take a look within ourselves and see that we are co-creating something. Do we want it? Is this the best we can do as a human race? The Irish people have a bit of luck on their side. They follow their hearts and speak up. The ancient Celtic DNA knows. It’s a magical people, and I mean that in the sense of the Magi; enlightened men and women of knowledge who brought the sciences and the arts to humanity. The Irish were conquered, but the power and wisdom within the DNA cannot be conquered. It’s all within. Like an ancient quantum computer. It sits. Waiting to be tapped by the brave one who dares to look outside the program.

dogleash 2y ago

> The internet is weakening and fracturing at intense speed - faster than it grew. The writing was on the wall a decade ago. You'll get Cable TV 2.0 and you'll like it. An army of sycophants and chumps are working to ensure it.