Coronation of King Charles 3rd

mancity2012_eamo said:
This is as bad as some of the political threads.
You Great British are a strange bunch.
I sometimes wonder what the United in United Kingdom stands for. You really find it difficult to get along with each other at times.
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I think it's like the political thread because the monarchy is imo increasingly seen as a political issue for two reasons.

Firstly, they have been dragged, like a variety of other things, into a faux culture war that is being used to distract from other government activities.

Secondly, we have a government that has been deliberately pursuing policies that increase rather than reduce inequality, particularly economic inequality. The royal family represent many things but one of them is inequality. When times are good people are less concerned about this and focus on their ceremonial aspects. However as equality gaps are widening the royals have become a lightening rod, as they 'represent' how rigged the system is against ordinary people.

Ultimately we are ever more disunited because we've voted in people who use disunity and inequality as political weapons.
 
mancity2012_eamo said:
This is as bad as some of the political threads.
You Great British are a strange bunch.
I sometimes wonder what the United in United Kingdom stands for. You really find it difficult to get along with each other at times.
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You’d be surprised just how insignificant to the general population the trend of political threads on here and political talk on social media is.

These factions who are always arguing online or on news channels just aren’t noticeable in the real world. In general, we all get along really well and all the weirdos who are bang into their ‘gammon’ and ‘snowflake’ talk are just peripheral idiots that nobody takes a blind bit of notice of.
 
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BlueMoonday said:
This comment is moronic, people are f*cking idiots and is why we should never hold a referendum ever again. How does holding a sword qualify you to be a great leader?

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What an odd comment. We shouldn't hold a referendum because people are stupid.
I hope you follow your own advice and never vote again.
 
hilts said:
What an odd comment. We shouldn't hold a referendum because people are stupid.
I hope you follow your own advice and never vote again.
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And look at what happened last time...

Rather than attack me why don't you actually read my comment if you are actually capable of doing so. If you actually knew anything about politics you'd know that she put herself forward for the tory the leadership but lost out on the vote. How does holding a sword then make you a great leader? It is mental that this is the kind of thing people base their voting intentions on rather than policy / track record etc.
 
Psychedelic Casual said:
You’d be surprised just how insignificant to the general population the trend of political threads on here and political talk on social media is.

These factions who are always arguing online or on news channels just aren’t noticeable in the real world. In general, we all get along really well and all the weirdos who are being into their ‘gammon’ and ‘snowflake’ talk are just peripheral idiots that nobody takes a blind bit of notice of.
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Yup. I don’t know anyone in the real world that comfortably fits into the two brackets that are pushed by the media and online nowadays, or care even a jot about most of the topics they go on about.
 
BlueMoonday said:
And look at what happened last time...

Rather than attack me why don't you actually read my comment if you are actually capable of doing so. If you actually knew anything about politics you'd know that she put herself forward for the tory the leadership but lost out on the vote. How does holding a sword then make you a great leader? It is mental that this is the kind of thing people base their voting intentions on rather than policy / track record etc.
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I never said it wasn't a stupid comment and I'm very aware of who she is. The fact you have failed to understand my point only proves what I said is valid.

I believe in a democracy you should have a vote. For some reason you believe stupid folk shouldn't. That makes you daft as a brush so ironically this rules you out of voting yourself does it not?
 
hilts said:
I never said it wasn't a stupid comment and I'm very aware of who she is. The fact you have failed to understand my point only proves what I said is valid.

I believe in a democracy you should have a vote. For some reason you believe stupid folk shouldn't. That makes you daft as a brush so ironically this rules you out of voting yourself does it not?
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To be fair, when stupid people are allowed to vote (and I include myself in that) we do dumb stuff. Brexit anyone?
 
RiversideBlue said:
To be fair, when stupid people are allowed to vote (and I include myself in that) we do dumb stuff. Brexit anyone?
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Who called for the referendum? A politician who people voted for. Nobody gets any power without the will or the apathy of the people. Human beings are flawed. If anyone can come up with a decent alternative that is better than giving everyone an equal say fire away.
 
hilts said:
I never said it wasn't a stupid comment and I'm very aware of who she is. The fact you have failed to understand my point only proves what I said is valid.

I believe in a democracy you should have a vote. For some reason you believe stupid folk shouldn't. That makes you daft as a brush so ironically this rules you out of voting yourself does it not?
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I read your point first time around thanks.

If you actually read my initial comment I was referring to voting in referendums which tend to involve policies or a movement which is complex and uncertain (eg Scottish Independence, Leaving the EU etc). I made an observation that it's worrying people are able to vote in such referendums when they judge a "leader" based on appearance rather than basing their judgement on rationale. I haven't anywhere mentioned that stupid people shouldn't vote in GEs. You've completely misunderstood and twisted what I've said, now who looks daft as a brush?

I find it bizarre when posters go out of their way to abuse others on this forum especially when unprovoked. I often think they're just trying to compensate for having a sad life.
 
BlueMoonday said:
I read your point first time around thanks.

If you actually read my initial comment I was referring to voting in referendums which tend to involve policies or a movement which is complex and uncertain (eg Scottish Independence, Leaving the EU etc). I made an observation that it's worrying people are able to vote in such referendums when they judge a "leader" based on appearance rather than basing their judgement on rationale. I haven't anywhere mentioned that stupid people shouldn't vote in GEs. You've completely misunderstood and twisted what I've said, now who looks daft as a brush?

I find it bizarre when posters go out of their way to abuse others on this forum especially when unprovoked. I often think they're just trying to compensate for having a sad life.
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Leaving the difficult complex decisions to the politicians then? Like the Tories for example? Voted in by the public including stupid folk.

We went into the EU following a referendum decided by the public including stupid folk.

Like I said daft as a brush so practice what you preach.
 
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