The British Monarchy

Interesting how split opinion is outside of the UK.

I see more MSM celebrating the life of QEII, but a certain section of society are quite the opposite about the monarchy in general.

My Ma is Igbo (pronounced Ebo, NOT iGbo) and is indifferent as she should be losing her brother/ my uncle in the Biafran war for independence...



My own view is, also, of indifference on the death but appreciative of someone losing their loved one.
 
oldius said:
Plenty, yes, but the majority disinterested. There was a party in my street that was attended by a few older neighbours. I'm sure you will agree that it bore no comparison to the national event of the silver jubilee

As for colonisation, it isn't an agenda, IMO.
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Majority disinterested ? How do you know that ?
 
kaz7 said:
Majority disinterested ? How do you know that ?
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I was specifically referring to young people. It's mainly my opinion but backed by opinion polls which show 67% of people under 24 back an elected head of state or do not know whether they prefer the monarchy or an elected head; this is also shifting further away from monarchy support as time goes on.
 
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oldius said:
I was specifically referring to young people. It's mainly my opinion but backed by opinion polls which show 67% of people under 24 back an elected head of state or do not know whether they prefer the monarchy or an elected head; this is also shifting further away from monarchy support as time goes on.
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Oh, youngsters i agree are more likely to not support the monachy
 
oldius said:
Times are changing, a lot.

If you are over 60 now, you grew up in a time where the monarchy was everything. The silver jubilee was a huge event and your newspapers sold you a tale of the monarchy's unquestionable value and greatness. If you are now under thirty, you probably don't read newspapers; you won't have lived through any event where monarchy was essential to your life; and you are surrounded by media critical of colonisation and privilege.
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Not so sure, my old fella is 76 and has always hated the Royals, asked him yesterday what his dad used to think of them ( he was RAF and you see quite a lot of ex forces being very patriotic about them ) he said he had no time for them and that they were a bunch of spongers
 
carlosthejackal said:
Anyway at least the public purse will benefit from a wedge of inheritance tax
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bluemc1 said:
Not so sure, my old fella is 76 and has always hated the Royals, asked him yesterday what his dad used to think of them ( he was RAF and you see quite a lot of ex forces being very patriotic about them ) he said he had no time for them and that they were a bunch of spongers
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my dad is 82
a staunch tory
patriotic etc

but always has been a republican.
 
urban genie said:



We are in a Police state apparently during this period
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I've seen a few of these sort of things about online and I think this is probably NOT some modern crack down on freedom of speech but in fact modern interpretation of 1000 yr old laws based on treason etc? Again, that's my interpretation. Therefore it is simply status quo in the UK.

Being a republican, I would say this is pretty damning evidence against a monarchist state.
 
shemnel said:
I've seen a few of these sort of things about online and I think this is probably NOT some modern crack down on freedom of speech but in fact modern interpretation of 1000 yr old laws based on treason etc? Again, that's my interpretation. Therefore it is simply status quo in the UK.

Being a republican, I would say this is pretty damning evidence against a monarchist state.
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The officer said he cannot have a sign saying not my king because it may offend someone, not because it is treasonous, equally then a sign saying god save the king should also be a possibly arrestable offence as it may upset a republican.

If the new policing law allows unwarranted arrest on such a feeble reason as someone might not like what you say we are on extremely dangerous teritory as a democracy.
 
urban genie said:
The officer said he cannot have a sign saying not my king because it may offend someone, not because it is treasonous, equally then a sign saying god save the king should also be a possibly arrestable offence as it may upset a republican.

If the new policing law allows unwarranted arrest on such a feeble reason as someone might not like what you say we are on extremely dangerous teritory as a democracy.
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Or an atheist. Or an atheist republican.

Ayway just spoke to my mum on the phone. She answered with "I'm on my fifth one, now"

Fifth what?

"Monarch!"
 
urban genie said:
The officer said he cannot have a sign saying not my king because it may offend someone, not because it is treasonous, equally then a sign saying god save the king should also be a possibly arrestable offence as it may upset a republican.

If the new policing law allows unwarranted arrest on such a feeble reason as someone might not like what you say we are on extremely dangerous teritory as a democracy.
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If it definitely is for 'offence', which I gather is what he said but that doesn't always mean the officer knows what they're on about, I'd be surprised (not to mention worried!)

Edit; I had a further read and if we're looking at the same story, Not My King sign, the person was not arrested and not asked to move on, just to move across the road to the media area as there was a flow of people. Could be a case of over reaction on Twitter, which might be a first.
 
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