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Posted June 01, 2012
Hooray for the Queen!

-Waves flag-
Posted June 01, 2012
As a UK born and bred person , I have mixed feelings about the Royals , they have had a rollercoaster ride of public opinion over the last couple of Decades

..... However I do wish the Queen had the power to sack our corrupt Coalition Govenment led by David Cameron and his glove puppet Nick Clegg ! :p ... but sadly she doesn't have that sort of power these days :(
Posted June 01, 2012
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summitus: As a UK born and bred person , I have mixed feelings about the Royals , they have had a rollercoaster ride of public opinion over the last couple of Decades

..... However I do wish the Queen had the power to sack our corrupt Coalition Govenment led by David Cameron and his glove puppet Nick Clegg ! :p ... but sadly she doesn't have that sort of power these days :(
Wait, your government consists of sock puppets (oh, wait, no glove puppets)?! I am moving to England right now! XD
Posted June 01, 2012
Having half my family and half my life in the UK, it's been my perception that the media try to push up the significance of the Royals considerably, but in reality, most people really don't give a shit about them. The best thing that people are quoting to me about the Jubilee is a day off work.
Posted June 01, 2012
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Gazoinks: Wait, your government consists of sock puppets (oh, wait, no glove puppets)?! I am moving to England right now! XD
We have that all around Europe, you know. Some very colourful, some of the sad variety, all of them fitting bankers hands.
Posted June 01, 2012
To hell with the Queen! Leave that stuff to the English.
Posted June 01, 2012
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summitus: As a UK born and bred person , I have mixed feelings about the Royals , they have had a rollercoaster ride of public opinion over the last couple of Decades

..... However I do wish the Queen had the power to sack our corrupt Coalition Govenment led by David Cameron and his glove puppet Nick Clegg ! :p ... but sadly she doesn't have that sort of power these days :(
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Gazoinks: Wait, your government consists of sock puppets (oh, wait, no glove puppets)?! I am moving to England right now! XD
Haha lol .. the thing is real Sock / Glove puppets have more Brains of course ! :p
Posted June 01, 2012
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Titanium: Hey Batman, did you hear that the Queen has a Diamond Jub...
Freddie Mercury's DEEAAAAAD! [slaps his face]
I think it is kinda sad that I know exactly which panel you had in mind....


I need to get out more often.
Posted June 01, 2012
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Drakhyrr: True enough, thanks for the information, guys.

I still believe monarchs to be unnecessary, but I can see why they are at least acceptable.
"Necessary? Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway cos it's sterile and I like the taste.".
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Posted June 02, 2012
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wpegg: "Necessary? Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway cos it's sterile and I like the taste.".
It's sterile when it sits in your bladder, and not sterile once it reaches the outside world. Horrible things lurk in the between places.
These horrible things are considered a delicacy in some (probably made up) places, so whatever works for you.
Posted June 02, 2012
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jamyskis: Having half my family and half my life in the UK, it's been my perception that the media try to push up the significance of the Royals considerably, but in reality, most people really don't give a shit about them. The best thing that people are quoting to me about the Jubilee is a day off work.
As far as I'm aware: More people Worldwide watched the Royal Wedding than the US Moon Landing

Of course I understand that circumstances were different in terms of x TV for y People but Still...
Posted June 02, 2012
Might go to the cinema to watch something whilst it's happening.
Posted June 02, 2012
Amazing, 60 years and still going strong. Is Elizabeth the first still the longest serving Queen of england? Please correct me if i'm wrong.
Posted June 02, 2012
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oldschool: Is Elizabeth the first still the longest serving Queen of england?
Nope. Queen Victoria beats her by 3 years and 7 months.

For now... ;)

Edit: whoops, botched that up... the current Queen has by my knowledge the second longest (and still on-going) reign, with Queen Victoria with the longest. Elizabeth the first held that title for 44 years.
Post edited June 02, 2012 by Titanium
Posted June 02, 2012
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Drakhyrr: With all due respect to monarchic nations, I fail to see why anyone would be proud of having a king/queen. Aren't most first-world monarchies basically republics with kings for show, anyway?

I certainly wouldn't want my tax money to pay for the luxuries of a family that I probably wouldn't ever even see persoally. Of course, I may be wrong somewhere here.
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Phc7006: True enough.

But many republics have heads of state that are in effect not elected by the people but chosen amongst the political circles ( Italy; Greece f.i ) And there is in the end very little difference in the content of the function.

On the other hand, the Monarchy is a truly long standing institution in some European countries. For Denmark or the UK this eventually matters a lot. In other countries, monarchies were somehow imposed to the people by the powers of the time ( both Belgium and Netherlands have monarchies because in post Napoleon Europe, the word republic seemed.... indicative of some form of nostalgia ) , so it matters less ( at least as far as Belgium is concerned ). But in all cases , monarchies provide a form of neutrality towards the political parties and Europeans as a whole start to be really distrustful of the political elites.

In addition, your chances of meeting your President are not better than the chances of meeting your king. Nor will be the kind of access you'll get ( except if you live in Luxembourg, where the Grand Duke is veruy accessible compared to others ). Nor is the kind of luxury they enjoy. Except that for Presidents you pay the luxuries during their office and after it , till they die.

Eventually, you may want to note that there has been and are "Republics" whose heads of state are far froim being models of virtue.

You may want to note that, per citizen, the cost of the British Monarchy, is lower ( and I mean lower as in 1:2) than the cost of France's Presidential office.

So, if they play their role , if the people are attached to the concept, there is nothing objectionable to this form of democracy.
Excellent post and I absolutely agree with you.

I'm British, proud to be British, love the Queen and am thankful we have such a strong monarchy. Other countries that don't have it (America, for instance) have millions of citizens who would love to have a monarch and all the history that comes with that.

In actual fact, although some Brits would have you believe otherwise, the Queen is adored by the majority of the British - every poll ever carried out has proven her to be very popular, with only a minority saying the UK shouldn't have a monarch. You can see this at times like the Jubilee and royal weddings.

Plus, to say some people think other nationalities don't want a monarch, then why is it when one of ours gets married it's one of the most watched-ever events on the planet??
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