The British Monarchy

I can’t see the royal family being removed any time soon or even in my lifetime. the majority of brits either support the royal family or aren’t actively trying to remove them. There’s also people who aren’t bothered enough either way.

Every major institution and person of power supports them. It’s also looking like the largest number of people ever seen in London this weekend - showing the level of respect.

Maybe in a few generations time it could be more likely? I feel like something big might have to happen to alter enough peoples view
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I can’t see the royal family being removed any time soon or even in my lifetime. the majority of brits either support the royal family or aren’t actively trying to remove them. There’s also people who aren’t bothered enough either way.

Every major institution and person of power supports them. It’s also looking like the largest number of people ever seen in London this weekend - showing the level of respect.

Maybe in a few generations time it could be more likely? I feel like something big might have to happen to alter enough peoples view
Click to expand...
Wait ‘til Charlie glues himself to a road.

Those figures might change.
 
BlueHammer85 said:
the reason everyone loves her is because she stayed neutral on all matters
Click to expand...
That’s not strictly true. Cameron admits that he liaised with the Palace for her to comment ahead of the Scottish referendum, even if just to raise an eyebrow, which she duly did and for which he was extremely thankful. She had thitherto remained mute, which strongly suggests that she thus acted upon his request. One can debate whether that was a political or a constitutional matter, but one cannot argue that she was neutral on that occasion.

The pretence of apparent neutrality relies on others keeping shtum, but Cameron could not, which is why his subsequent ‘purred down the line’ comment got him into hot water.
 
SJT said:
I'm sick of idiots talking about slavery- we abolished it - yes we did participate in it - but didnt start it, and FACT there's 30 million slaves world-wide today, a lot built the Qatar stadiums some will go to this winter - we ABOLISHED slavery, our tiny little island has done FAR more good than bad, and I'm pissed off with apologising - we are the most liberal easy going country in the world - queue for fucking everything - pat yourself on the back kids, and get some wind in the sails - sick of the woke world. god save the king.
Click to expand...

Did you post here by accident and you meant to post this on Stormfront?
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
I can’t see the royal family being removed any time soon or even in my lifetime. the majority of brits either support the royal family or aren’t actively trying to remove them. There’s also people who aren’t bothered enough either way.

Every major institution and person of power supports them. It’s also looking like the largest number of people ever seen in London this weekend - showing the level of respect.

Maybe in a few generations time it could be more likely? I feel like something big might have to happen to alter enough peoples view
Click to expand...

Paedophilia hasn't changed anyones view so I think nothing will.
 
bluejon said:
You do know we only abolished it because we'd over farmed our plantations in the caribean so the slaves weren't as much use to us anymore? Was also a good excuse to attack and rob loads of Spanish ships, something we were really good at. It wasn't altruism. If the British Empire had been altruistic it would never have become as powerful as it was.
Click to expand...
Yes I do know that, thanks for educating us all on what we already knew, what’s your take on 30 mill slaves in the world today, qatar? you omitted to comment on that? my point is simple, SICK of being preached too - and ‘your’ preaching!- We need to be proud not pulling ourselves apart, if people don’t like it here - see ya.
 
SJT said:
Yes I do know that, thanks for educating us all on what we already knew, what’s your take on 30 mill slaves in the world today, qatar? you omitted to comment on that? my point is simple, SICK of being preached too - and ‘your’ preaching!- We need to be proud not pulling ourselves apart, if people don’t like it here - see ya.
Click to expand...

What a wonderfully liberal and inclusive view. Doesn't it just evidence what an open minded and welcoming nation we are.
 
mexico1970 said:
Speaking as an Englishman mate it's just the pomp and ceremony, I can't speak for all English people but that's about the long and the short of it.

It's the House Of Lords that gets my Goat if I am honest.
Click to expand...
Something that should be a matter of ridicule for each and every one of us.
The House of Lords is an embarrassment to the nation
 
Normally I'm happy, to vote I mean, and I don't want to be completely wrong, or, completely right, so I went for indifferent, I'm not actually indifferent, how can a person be indifferent about anything? i care about stuff, but essentially I don't know, "I don't know" should've been an option, that's what I think anyway
 
MellowJoe said:
Normally I'm happy, to vote I mean, and I don't want to be completely wrong, or, completely right, so I went for indifferent, I'm not actually indifferent, how can a person be indifferent about anything? i care about stuff, but essentially I don't know, "I don't know" should've been an option, that's what I think anyway
Click to expand...
Are you sure?…
 
mexico1970 said:
What puzzles me is that Catholics get all worked up about a protestant having to be a protestant to be monarch when the Pope is definitely a Catholic and he was/is King of Kings in regards to Catholic countries.

Kings are chosen by God (Or so they say) and the Pope was the main guy dishing out the crowns and land.
Click to expand...
Pope has no part in the constitution of the Rep of Ire.
What’s your point?

If you want the Monarch of England to be the head of the Church of England, knock yourselves out.

I’m not sure if the difference in our arguments is genuinely going over your head.

It the separation of state and religion, no matter what the country.
 
bluejon said:
You do know we only abolished it because we'd over farmed our plantations in the caribean so the slaves weren't as much use to us anymore? Was also a good excuse to attack and rob loads of Spanish ships, something we were really good at. It wasn't altruism. If the British Empire had been altruistic it would never have become as powerful as it was.
Click to expand...

When you dive into British history it's incredible how often things that sound great or are lauded came about because of incredible cruelty.

The Lancashire cotton industry, for example, emerged because The East India Company wiped out 30% of the polulation of Bengal in the 1769 famine by increasing tax from 15% to 40% over the previous 5 years and then deciding that the traditional way Mughal rulers had of dealing with famine (forgoing taxes and providing food to the poor) was unnecessary and instead raised tax to 60% and started violently enforcing tax collection.

With so much of the cotton workers in Bengal dead or migrated away, the EIC decided it would be better to ship all the raw cotton back to England and the cotton industry takes off.

To add insult to injury the EIC then essentially wiped out the trade in Bengal by forcing all cotton farmers to export their raw cotton instead of selling to indian weavers and then made Indians buy their own cotton back as textiles from England.
 
Last edited:
BlueTG said:


An interesting perspective I’d never acknowledged.
Click to expand...


It’s quite similar to my sentiments on it. Admittedly part of it is lucking out on who the monarch is, but I do think stability and a focus on longer term thinking that they are able to do does help, particularly in the absence of having governments that could think longer than just their term.
 
SJT said:
Yes I do know that, thanks for educating us all on what we already knew, what’s your take on 30 mill slaves in the world today, qatar? you omitted to comment on that? my point is simple, SICK of being preached too - and ‘your’ preaching!- We need to be proud not pulling ourselves apart, if people don’t like it here - see ya.
Click to expand...
Ah right, because it looked to me like you thought we'd sacked off slavery because we were lovely fluffy people who did it out of the goodness of our own hearts. As for 'my' preaching, i don't remember us ever having a conversation before.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Unread Posts

Don't have an account? Register now and see fewer ads!

SIGN UP
Back
Top