The British Monarchy

Gorton_Tubster said:
I dont seen us ever becoming a republic.. Maybe we will, though I dont see the benefit, sort of like Brexit, an existential thing?
Click to expand...
It’s exactly like Brexit, it’s the idea of it but does it really make life better? Probably not no
 
mexico1970 said:
The monarchy is going nowhere fast, certain people might have been licking their lips but this has shown that their excitement is premature and they will have to wait a considerable time for their money shot.
Click to expand...
Watching this today I was thinking there are certain institutions that logically don't make much sense like the monarchy or the church. However when you look at the pageantry the buildings etc it's hard not to be mightily impressed.

How we got here may be full of wrong doings but it's our culture and I wouldn't want to tear it down.

If this country was new and built from scratch it would look like Milton fucking Keynes. Has it all gone on a bit long? Possibly for some but I'm glad we do things this way.

God save the queen and people can keep their notion of a Republic thank you very much.

We ain't yanks yet thank god.
 
hilts said:
Watching this today I was thinking there are certain institutions that logically don't make much sense like the monarchy or the church. However when you look at the pageantry the buildings etc it's hard not to be mightily impressed.

How we got here may be full of wrong doings but it's our culture and I wouldn't want to tear it down.

If this country was new and built from scratch it would look like Milton fucking Keynes. Has it all gone on a bit long? Possibly for some but I'm glad we do things this way.

God save the queen and people can keep their notion of a Republic thank you very much.

We ain't yanks yet thank god.
Click to expand...
The church building is magnificent , but there message is a complete turn off for me.

Agree 100% about the ceremonial side, the funeral parade was stunning and a tribute to the military, we still do that better than anyone in the world.
 
Now it's all over, I wonder if I'll go back to being indifferent or maintain a healthy dislike for them all

I prefer grumbling about the rags and the scousers
 
Phil1 said:
I’m fully in agreement that anybody using today to have a dig at the queen is on pretty fucking shaky ground and are likely to be a bit of a ****.
Click to expand...
Nobody is having a dig at the Queen. They're having a dig at monarchy.

The Queen could have been the nicest person to ever walk the Earth (that's something that can never be fully qualified because people only ever saw a side of her that was carefully manufactured), but the institution she represented is a distasteful relic of a bygone era. People talk of modernisation but they haven't modernised in any way. They still take without paying for a thing, and they're still above the law; law that conveniently enough they have full remit to change. You can love pomp and tradition without being blind to those facts.

I visited Versailles two years back and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes on. It still attracts millions of visitors without the need for France, as a thriving republic, to house a family of scroungers there to represent it.

Fun bit of trivia; the Roman *Republic* is still, to this day, considered the pinnacle of democracy. The blueprint, if you will. Roman civilisation only began to disintegrate with the Roman Empire; and the mandate of hereditary rule.
 
Blue and true said:
Nobody is having a dig at the Queen. They're having a dig at monarchy.

The Queen could have been the nicest person to ever walk the Earth (that's something that can never be fully qualified because people only ever saw a side of her that was carefully manufactured), but the institution she represented is a distasteful relic of a bygone era. People talk of modernisation but they haven't modernised in any way. They still take without paying for a thing, and they're still above the law; law that conveniently enough they have full remit to change. You can love pomp and tradition without being blind to those facts.

I visited Versailles two years back and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever laid eyes on. It still attracts millions of visitors without the need for France, as a thriving republic, to house a family of scroungers there to represent it.

Fun bit of trivia; the Roman *Republic* is still, to this day, considered the pinnacle of democracy. The blueprint, if you will. Roman civilisation only began to disintegrate with the Roman Empire; and the mandate of hereditary rule.
Click to expand...
France thriving Republic

You're trying too hard there fella:-)
 
Blue and true said:
I didn't say we weren't thriving? Just making a point that the world's most visited country, and the vanguard of culture, isn't dependant on a monarchy in this day and age.
Click to expand...
What makes a city worth a visit? Things to see. A lot of stuff in Paris is linked to their royal heritage. Like I said before a monarchy might not make much sense but it does add or did to a countries culture.

I'm not even a big monarchist I just think they add some value. Its pretty low down on things to be bothered about imho.
 
Really difficult to see how you could ever slim it down. You either keep it, with all the knobs on, or you abolish it entirely, and there is no appetite, politically or socially, within England for the latter.
 
I was talking to a lad in the pub last night and we agreed that without the monarchy we wouldn't have been in the pub or getting paid for a day's holiday today so for £1.24 for the year it's a right fucking bargain:-)
 
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