Subj : Re: Thursday night
To   : Spectre
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Sep 25 2022 14:01:14

 Sp> Well it is relevant, and it is to all intents and purposes none.  Sure
 Sp> they has a rubber stamp or seal of some description that requires use
 Sp> every now and then.  But if something passes parliament its a given it
 Sp> will pass the crown.
 Sp> 
 Sp> The crowns stated objective for the ruling monarch is to stay out of
 Sp> politics. Not to engage in debate for better or worse.  Sure Chuck used
 Sp> to trot out his really weird stuffand push a barrow... but only in the
 Sp> capacity as prince, not king (so far) and that makes the crown
 Sp> inherently neutral. Essentially it backs the winner.
 Sp> 
 Sp> 
 Sp> That is the blind leading the blind, or the sheep being led by a goat,
 Sp> pick your metaphor.  That is imho a bunch of morons listening to idiots
 Sp> and sooner or later all that schnitzengruben will come to a screaming
 Sp> halt and everything that it touches turns to the aforementioned
 Sp> schnitzengruben.
 Sp> 
 Sp> If the orange alien dude is doing the wrong thing, he's not above
 Sp> reproach... just like people keep calling out Prince Andrew.  If you're
 Sp> going to use a thing, you need to run with that things rules or find
 Sp> another platform.
 Sp> 
 Sp> The media on the other hand, are in corporate pockets for the most part
 Sp> these days. Can't write anything bad about anything in particular in
 Sp> case you lose advertising dollars. Unless something is so far gone its
 Sp> indefensible.  Thats got nothing to do with executive power, or lack of,
 Sp> thats about spin.  People don't but if you're going to take one source
 Sp> as gospel these days you're already a lost cause.
 Sp> 
 Sp> Spec

This is probably venturing too close to a political discussion, but I don't really disagree with you all that much.  I just don't see much value in the stated objectives of the crown and I think in the scheme of things, the idea that the monarch is a constant in life doesn't really seem to me to be something that would really matter.  In my opinion, it a pretty 'naff thing to hang your identity on, that some family is occupying the same castle.

Ultimately, my objection is political, so its not really something for discussion here.

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