Prince Philip Dead At 99.

[Scarletbegonia]

And how do you know?

Well, Elizabeth is fond of horses, no?
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I’m so sorry.

 

[DiamondJoe]

Well, Elizabeth is fond of horses, no?
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I’m so sorry.

Small horses; she's small woman

 

[ConanTheBarber]

Really, we must be reasonable.
Even the smallest horse ....

 

[halcyondays]

all humanity deserve respect,on passing
achievements or not withstanding

The reality is that Britain is a republic with a politically toothless royal family on the payroll as national symbols.

Royals grow up in a fishbowl and live their days reacting to Fleet Street rags, SkyNews and social media.

There's nothing distinguished about any royal. They've done nothing to earn it. Born to a classist medieval chivalric myth.

Everyone deserves respect in death? No. Not people like Hitler, Stalin and other mass butcherers. Add robber barons to that list.

 

[DiamondJoe]

The reality is that Britain is a republic with a politically toothless royal family on the payroll as national symbols.

Royals grow up in a fishbowl and live their days reacting to Fleet Street rags, SkyNews and social media.

There's nothing distinguished about any royal. They've done nothing to earn it. Born to a classist medieval chivalric myth.

Everyone deserves respect in death? No. Not people like Hitler, Stalin and other mass butcherers. Add robber barons to that list.

I'm not sure you can say the UK is a republic tbh... they - for silly, historical reasons - are at the apex of a pyramid of privilege. It is the Queen's church, her armed forces, her government &c.

 

[halcyondays]

I'm not sure you can say the UK is a republic tbh... they - for silly, historical reasons - are at the apex of a pyramid of privilege. It is the Queen's church, her armed forces, her government &c.

It's "her" government, church and armed forces but in no real way. If she summarily dissolved "her" Parliament, or declared war on another country and ordered "her" armed forces to attack, or issued the C of E equivalent of encyclicals from "her" church, or even married the wrong man (ala Edward/Wallace) you'd all be outraged and she'd be forced to abdicate. Same if she had divorced Phil.

She asks the leader whose party won the election by majority, plurality or coalition to form a government as PM. When she opens Parliament she reads out the agenda of the party/coalition that won. She and her family are required to be politically neutral aka above the fray. This makes the monarch's role to advise the government meaningless.

Getting rid of the monarchy removes a rubber stamp for what the people have already decided. It's a representative government chosen democratically. A republic.

When the monarchy is gone there won't be any difference.

 

[rbkwp]

The reality is that Britain is a republic with a politically toothless royal family on the payroll as national symbols.

Royals grow up in a fishbowl and live their days reacting to Fleet Street rags, SkyNews and social media.

There's nothing distinguished about any royal. They've done nothing to earn it. Born to a classist medieval chivalric myth.

Everyone deserves respect in death? No. Not people like Hitler, Stalin and other mass butcherers. Add robber barons to that list.

can certaiany acree with those you mention hd

its incredible that we mere humans,are so very judgemental,of fellow humans behaviour

personally,always had in ther back of my mind,some of the worst offenders,so to speak,are not those who openly perform,but likely the closeted of our species
those who havent revealed there true colours/colors USA a

 

[Haggard_Wisdom]

Not a fan of the monarchy at all and I hope that Australia becomes a republic with an Aussie head of state sooner rather than later but I think its sad old Phil went out on 99. At 100 in Commonwealth countries you get a letter from the Queen!!

 

[rbkwp]

btw

over analysis by some,can be the downfall of many proud,for no reason,democracies
overall,no system is any better,than another
my thought

 

[halcyondays]

btw

ppl of all nations r over/tly country proud
indoctrinated from birth innit
unabl to think outside it
by adulthood
system regardless

tribal species

 

[DiamondJoe]

It's "her" government, church and armed forces but in no real way. If she summarily dissolved "her" Parliament, or declared war on another country and ordered "her" armed forces to attack, or issued the C of E equivalent of encyclicals from "her" church, or even married the wrong man (ala Edward/Wallace) you'd all be outraged and she'd be forced to abdicate. Same if she had divorced Phil.

She asks the leader whose party won the election by majority, plurality or coalition to form a government as PM. When she opens Parliament she reads out the agenda of the party/coalition that won. She and her family are required to be politically neutral aka above the fray. This makes the monarch's role to advise the government meaningless.

Getting rid of the monarchy removes a rubber stamp for what the people have already decided. It's a representative government chosen democratically. A republic.

When the monarchy is gone there won't be any difference.

Absolutely. I don't disagree with anything you say. I am a republican, not a monarchist. But. As per my passport, I am not a citizen but a subject of Her Maj. I agree it's all a load of empty tradition and ceremonial old nonsense/mumbo-jumbo on one level but, more importantly, it is an affront to the very idea of democracy - that at the apex is one person, who may or may not enjoy real or actual power but who nevertheless enjoys access or the ability to influence, aside from the very real wealth and reach of the monarchy across many institutions in these lands.

People say it's an meaningless institution but that is to underestimate the monarchy.

 

[rbkwp]

funny you mention that re passports dj
said often the pom parliamentarians are quick to say 'aye' when it comes to destroying others
if indeed your passport still says british subject,ow pathetic and backward
we NZ got rid of that on our passports,years ago,i think
but,i was proud to have done my WW traveks,in the 70s,as a NZ citizen/british subject
i felt protected,dare i say 'safe' haha
true

 

[Hairylegs]

My condolences to the royalists out there. I personally enjoyed the gaffes, the man did bring some fresh air into that rather stale household. SO, anyone want to venture a guess as to whether or not he was circumcised? I've been dying of curiosity for years. The Queen wanted her boys cut, did that include hubby too? Born in Greece. Danish family. No circ history in those social circles. BUT, Victoria and her wonderful fetishes were still in his background.

 

[DiamondJoe]

Ohhh... there's a coincidence...

 

[ConanTheBarber]

Ohhh... there's a coincidence...

Yes, a real coincidence.
The very mirror of your own karmic trajectory.
Soooo uncanny.

 

[DiamondJoe]

Yes, a real coincidence.
The very mirror of your own karmic trajectory.
Soooo uncanny.

Oddly enough I don't believe in karma. Or reincarnation for that matter

 

[ConanTheBarber]

Oddly enough I don't believe in karma. Or reincarnation for that matter

Not odd at all.
An appropriate view for your current incarnation.
It will all become clear eventually.

 

[Tim37]

As to him being hung in the crown the queen says to him at one point there is nothing shrunken about you dear

 

[DiamondJoe]

Not odd at all.
An appropriate view for your current incarnation.
It will all become clear eventually.

I sincerely doubt that. Having grown up in a veritable Mecca for religious and alternative beliefs I am highly skeptical of them all.

Afterlife insurance for the hard of thinking.

 

[ConanTheBarber]

As to him being hung in the crown the queen says to him at one point there is nothing shrunken about you dear

I don't know what it means to be hung in the crown. Sounds interesting, though.

The only thing the Queen ever said to me (true story) was: "Actually, I don't." And I do mean the Queen, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor.