The British Monarchy

[BlueHammer85]

Just seen another 2 second clip of Charles getting angry at his fountain pen and quite frankly I’m outraged- it’s time for him to step down

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

What a quirky personality.

Thanks mate. Means a lot. X

 

[mexico1970]

I’m awaiting your levels of communism. You asked me which level I would accept.

I haven’t a clue what you mean.

It's a simple question built on the premise that you suggested rich people should be ashamed of their wealth because there are poor people.

 

[Bill Walker]

So much poverty in the UK? You have a lot to say about how the UK is when you are thousands of miles away.

I never said morally it was ok, that's a deflection because you can't answer the question. I said how does it effect the day to day life of a normal British person having thousands of rooms in Statley homes and castles gathering dust.

You want change because you are jealous, not because it will have any positive effect.

I am an average British person, on an average wage in an average 3 bedroom house. They could have 100,000 rooms with more spiders than people in them and i wouldn't swap positions.

Blah blah blah.

Mate..calm the fuck down :) I'm talking about what is morally right.

If you can't see that such ostentatious wealth is morally wrong when people like OAP's can't afford heating and a footballer has to go on crusade to get kids from poor families a free school meal then I shake my head.
People will be sleeping under bridges this winter in the freezing cold, some will die, many need mental health help but won't get it.
Yet it's ok for this family to have thousands of rooms, servants, endless clothes, posh cars, etc etc. (paid for by the state) at their disposal.
If you think that's ok then that is your prerogative.

I'm not jealous of the Royal family. I have no desire to be famous.

Regards your " you don't live here" comment, I live thousands of miles away but I have plenty of family in the UK who I am in touch with and before covid I visited regularly. I read English newspapers and watch stuff on BBC and ITV.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It's a simple question built on the premise that you suggested rich people should be ashamed of their wealth because there are poor people.

No, you asked what level of communism I would accept.

I’m still waiting for your definitions that are in your head.

 

[mexico1970]

No, you asked what level of communism I would accept.

I’m still waiting for your definitions that are in your head.

I asked you first, what are the levels of communism needed to do something about the envy of people who are wealthier than you?

Let's say we all aspire to be as poor as the next person would that be good?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I asked you first, what are the levels of communism needed to do something about the envy of people who are wealthier than you?

Let's say we all aspire to be as poor as the next person would that be good?

Indeed, so you seem to believe there are levels of communism. I asked you to define them as I don’t understand the question.

 

[mexico1970]

Indeed, so you seem to believe there are levels of communism. I asked you to define them as I don’t understand the question.

There are different types of communism, I was asking what yours is. Do you want all men equal? Or just their finances? How would you distribute wealth so that wealthy people need not feel guilty for having a big house?

 

[Blue and true]

So much poverty in the UK? You have a lot to say about how the UK is when you are thousands of miles away.

I never said morally it was ok, that's a deflection because you can't answer the question. I said how does it effect the day to day life of a normal British person having thousands of rooms in Statley homes and castles gathering dust.

You want change because you are jealous, not because it will have any positive effect.

I am an average British person, on an average wage in an average 3 bedroom house. They could have 100,000 rooms with more spiders than people in them and i wouldn't swap positions.

Blah blah blah.

You're completely missing the point. It's a matter of principal.

Earlier this year I lost my Grandfather to dementia. He'd been fighting it for a number of years and, long story short, he had to spend the last two years of his life in a care home. He'd worked hard all his life, and had accumulated a very healthy amount in savings. The sickener? It was going to cost 80k for my grandfather to spend his remaining days in a cramped bedroom under the care of strangers he'd never met. We contributed and the fees were paid. But his savings were gone. Wiped out. Just like that. When he passed I remember feeling enraged. Bitter at life. How was it fair that his life had ended so unceremoniously? But then I reminded myself that life isn't always fair, it can be cruel, and sometimes we have to swallow the bitter pills.

So why the fuck should it be any different for the Royal Family? Why does our new head of state get to move into a sixty bedroom palace without paying a single penny in inheritance tax? Why does a man who, to anyone with half a brain cell, is harbouring a very dark past get to avoid any accountability and be sheltered in luxury? Why do we, the British people, have to fund a lavish lifestyle for a group of people who are, for all intents and purposes, complete strangers to us? Am I supposed to feel thankful and a sense of civic fulfilment when I see pictures of them holidaying in ski resorts year after year, on the back of our money? It's a horrid system. Utterly, utterly repugnant and it baffles me that so many are blind to this.

Capitalism as an economic system has its flaws, you could even call it ugly. But at the very least, it's their for everyone to exploit to their advantage; if they work for it. The socio/political system should be the same. From the executive, to the legislature, to the head of state. It should be a hierarchical system that everyone has an opportunity to climb. It shouldn't be handed to you because some make-believe higher power ordained that your blood was worthier than others a millennium ago.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Just seen another 2 second clip of Charles getting angry at his fountain pen and quite frankly I’m outraged- it’s time for him to step down

It’s not fountain pens per se.
It represents his contempt towards all calligraphic and artistic demonstrative implements.
He has always been this way.

You should see what he used do to his crayons.