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The argument against the Monarchy (especially in a Constitution al Monarchy like here in the UK) for me always falls apart when the alternatives are considered. Whenever new elected posts are created (such as mayors, police commissioner s and so on) immediately from the woodwork emerges an assortment of slime-balls, time- servers, party hacks, washed up...
15:10 Thu 04th May 2017
Despite my republican leanings, I have considerable respect for the irascible old beggar - he's made a decent fist of an impossible job.
The problem is that he (and the queen) have legitimised the continuation of this outmoded nonsense and we'll now be saddled with further generations of the Windsor clan, none of whom are exactly confidence inspiring.
The problem is that he (and the queen) have legitimised the continuation of this outmoded nonsense and we'll now be saddled with further generations of the Windsor clan, none of whom are exactly confidence inspiring.
Just had a frantic phone call from my daughter who lives n Australia. She said it was announced in the middle of the night that there was going to be an announcement from Buckinghamshire Palace. It being the middle of the middle of the night in Oz they thought the Queen had died! I knew nothing about it till I switched on the news here . Good luck to hm. He's done a sterling job and deserves to step down.
TTT - // They revere terrorists like Saint Mandela and Saint Blair but abuse our hardworking monarch and consort. None of you would want to do their schedule. //
I am not sure that anyone has 'abused' anyone on this thread.
I would also take issue with the notion that President Mandela and Tony Blair are 'terrorists' in the generally accepted sense of the word - and I can't recall anyone defending Blair on here for a very very long time.
I am not sure that anyone has 'abused' anyone on this thread.
I would also take issue with the notion that President Mandela and Tony Blair are 'terrorists' in the generally accepted sense of the word - and I can't recall anyone defending Blair on here for a very very long time.
“I would also take issue with the notion that President Mandela and Tony Blair are 'terrorists' in the generally accepted sense of the word”
Bit off topic but I always feel compelled to comment on Mandela. He fits the description of “terrorist” precisely. He played a leading role in an organisation which carried out the indiscriminate murders of civilians who could have had no influence on his cause. Fits the criterion in the same way as the 9/11 perpetrators and the bloke who drove the car across Westminster Bridge. The aims of his campaign may have been justified but the means it adopted most certainly were not.
However, I digress.
Bit off topic but I always feel compelled to comment on Mandela. He fits the description of “terrorist” precisely. He played a leading role in an organisation which carried out the indiscriminate murders of civilians who could have had no influence on his cause. Fits the criterion in the same way as the 9/11 perpetrators and the bloke who drove the car across Westminster Bridge. The aims of his campaign may have been justified but the means it adopted most certainly were not.
However, I digress.
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