Post 9kLlpbRGTFwiyZDWkK by Kimmy88@mastodon.me.uk
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(DIR) Post #9kKsDhp0nOY4I0F12u by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-29T10:10:52Z
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Queen Elizabeth is attending the Scottish Parliament today, so the crowds mass to cheer her as she passes.#politics #ScottishParliament #queen
(DIR) Post #9kKsPLE6d81jgcWjlA by yukiame@noagendasocial.com
2019-06-29T10:13:00Z
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@fitheach and those guys were promised free beer
(DIR) Post #9kKsPyx8vcE2tatksC by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-29T10:13:06Z
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I should imagine the majority of those 60 people might well be visitors, not locals.
(DIR) Post #9kKsVNcUe1l6qYoUhE by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-29T10:14:05Z
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@yukiame Now you tell me. If I'd known there was free beer I would've been first in the queue.
(DIR) Post #9kKsY4OQaOji5IW7SS by yukiame@noagendasocial.com
2019-06-29T10:14:35Z
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@fitheach it was just Fosters
(DIR) Post #9kKsrvQncD4W585tYm by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-29T10:18:09Z
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@yukiame Not beer, then.
(DIR) Post #9kKtfaGeZjRavI1lia by inAktion@mastodon.social
2019-06-29T10:27:07Z
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@fitheach 😂
(DIR) Post #9kLkkbIRTMef8H8pH6 by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-29T20:21:49Z
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More bearskins than loyal subjects.Although, I note one Butcher's Apron hanging from a window.#politics #ScottishParliament #queen
(DIR) Post #9kLlKJSFHm16Dokuw4 by Jennifer8@metalhead.club
2019-06-29T20:28:20Z
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@fitheach Never work for a boomer, just quit and go work for a millennial run company like Facebook or something:https://womenarestupid.site/blog/millennial-quits-on-his-boomer-boss
(DIR) Post #9kLlSignLcDwnoZORk by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-29T20:29:52Z
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The weirdest thing about today's visit by Queen Elizabeth to the Scottish Parliament was the brass band dressed like a pipe band.I've never seen such a thing before.Sorry about the poor image quality, it is a screenshot from a video.#politics #ScottishParliament #queen
(DIR) Post #9kLlmKlS0eTSOO6HWi by Kimmy88@mastodon.me.uk
2019-06-29T20:33:24Z
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@fitheach Never work for a boomer, just quit and go work for a millennial run company like Facebook or something:https://womenarestupid.site/blog/millennial-quits-on-his-boomer-boss
(DIR) Post #9kLlpbRGTFwiyZDWkK by Kimmy88@mastodon.me.uk
2019-06-29T20:34:00Z
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@fitheach Never work for a boomer, just quit and go work for a millennial run company like Facebook or something:https://womenarestupid.site/blog/millennial-quits-on-his-boomer-boss
(DIR) Post #9kLoH1KoUwyH1AOw4W by GreenandBlack@sunbeam.city
2019-06-29T21:01:19Z
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@fitheach aw fuck, how long's she in town for?
(DIR) Post #9kMoDLEgl4vQjwk45g by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-30T08:35:24Z
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Last thing about the royals (for the time being)."How do war veterans feel when they see the toy soldiers of the royal family, their uniforms dripping with medals?"Kevin McKennahttps://www.thenational.scot/news/17729674.the-windsors-are-nothing-more-than-gangsters-with-unearned-privilege#queen #royals #Windsors
(DIR) Post #9kN5RaCZbvXCQm84Se by kline@cmpwn.com
2019-06-30T11:48:29Z
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@fitheach Harry did two tours of Afghan, including as a forward air controller, and founded the Invictus Games.William's service was shorter and less exciting, but did involve a secondment to counter-narcotics patrols.I think view on royalty is divided, but these two as individuals-with-privilege are generally well regarded.
(DIR) Post #9kN8fMquL9LIweGAwC by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-30T12:24:35Z
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@kline I'm pretty certain Prince Charles has never fought in *any* conflict. Where did he get these medals?
(DIR) Post #9kN9FWFsrFssX4BGUq by kline@cmpwn.com
2019-06-30T12:31:07Z
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@fitheach "Decorations and medals (Shown in Order Given not Precedence)" suggests that they are commemorative medals such as jubilees, commonwealth independence days, and the odd long service medal chucked in at the end. None of the medals worn suggest unearned combat honours.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_titles_and_honours_of_Charles,_Prince_of_Wales#Commonwealth_realms
(DIR) Post #9kN9YdHcx4Nvpd6tEW by kline@cmpwn.com
2019-06-30T12:34:34Z
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@fitheach I guess the thing I'm kind of disappointed in are that1) aspersions are being thrown about "how do the vets feel", when the simple answer is to just ask the vets. Don't set up a question just to not answer it and take advantage of the doubt.2) No one ever actually looked to see what these medals represent. Each one of them all appear earned, and it was easy to identify what they all are and that none were given trivially in a preferential way.I expect a higher standard of discussion from my peers on this and I'm saddened that such low tactics are being used that I expect from the other side.
(DIR) Post #9kNBjrykr0VcVFliRk by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-30T12:59:01Z
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@kline Sure, but people usually assume medals are for acts of bravery during armed conflict. The presentation of the royals with fancy uniforms, chests full of medals and high ranking military titles is about maintaining an aura. It is the same technique used by tin-pot dictators across the globe.
(DIR) Post #9kNBw8fEe24Hj5UNAu by kline@cmpwn.com
2019-06-30T13:01:14Z
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@fitheach that very much seems like other peoples problems, and not those of veterans. The fact that the author has brought such willful ignorance to this article is the issue. They're using vets and medals as unwitting vehicles to make a point I'm not convinced is well founded, and given how easy it is to answer the questions, I'm not even sure if it's honest.
(DIR) Post #9kNFGwTtR3bTswnMdU by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-06-30T13:38:36Z
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@kline OK, I understand that you have a problem with the "veterans" part of the article, but that is far from the major thrust of Kevin's argument.My grandfather was a veteran. He served in France & Belgium during WWI. He hated the glorification of war and the appropriation by the monarchy. He wouldn't have been unique then or now.
(DIR) Post #9kNFecK42I08JZUF7o by kline@cmpwn.com
2019-06-30T13:42:54Z
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@fitheach it's not really about the veterans or the medals, it's that the questions presented are so easily answerable that to ask them and leave them open means either1) his writing is so lazy as to be worthless2) he did so deliberately because the questions are more inflammatory unansweredsadly, I can't read the most of the article as it is only available to people who agree enough with them to pay.
(DIR) Post #9kNeJJ2R2MvHHJAxlo by wsaewyc@social.librem.one
2019-06-30T18:19:08Z
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@kline @fitheach Alas, I could, though not for paying a subscription. Perhaps the worst thing about the article is it being carried in the news section, though clearly an opinion column. I suppose a periodical which would do that can expect the epithet 'fake news', for that certainly is what the article deserves.As with anything online - if you feel angry and emotional after reading something, you need to stop and remember *that was the intent.* To manipulate you, not to inform.
(DIR) Post #9kNeTpLRmDXON55LvM by kline@cmpwn.com
2019-06-30T18:21:04Z
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@wsaewyc @fitheach I'm not mad, just sad, that the people I generally hold in high regard are posting it on.
(DIR) Post #9kOmaxP1D7eOBDcuWW by tfb@functional.cafe
2019-07-01T07:26:41Z
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@fitheach I have a significant lack of context here: does she normally have more people there when she shows up to Scottish parliament?Bizarre looking band. Is she normally accompanied by a pipe band in Scotland? If so that sounds like a big FU from the crown.
(DIR) Post #9kOs7qLWxxaPceUo4m by fitheach@mstdn.io
2019-07-01T08:28:39Z
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@tfb The context is that Queen Elizabeth isn't as popular in Scotland as the media often pretends. The photos show very few people lining the streets, and most of those were probably visitors to Edinburgh. The band wasn't a pipe band, they were just dressed to look like a pipe band. From what I saw in the video (I only posted a screenshot) they were playing brass instruments, including trombones.
(DIR) Post #9kOvt9wuCVKftOEP4q by tfb@functional.cafe
2019-07-01T09:10:49Z
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@fitheach Oh that context I understood. I meant historical context: does she normally visit with a brass band? Or is this a change? Is the turnout usually just a handful of tourists?