Post ANNxzlZFraLHvxqaa8 by dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
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(DIR) Post #ANNioxPA0vbQ9GVtc8 by andyc@pleroma.stream
2022-09-08T21:50:30.808222Z
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Are we getting a public holiday?
(DIR) Post #ANNioy29fwnK6Cl2OW by dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-09T08:01:39Z
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@andyc Two probably. One for the funeral and one for the Coronation. I do so hope all the royal haters will say to their boss: "Oh, no thank you. I'd far rather work as I feel the royal family shouldn't exist, and therefore, I would be a hypocrite if I accepted those days off to mark those two events."Yeah, right.
(DIR) Post #ANNpkmlaKAuRfuxasK by stardot@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T09:19:15Z
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@dick_turpin @andyc I'm fairly agnostic on the monarchy so I'll take the day off and probably go for a walk or something
(DIR) Post #ANNxzlZFraLHvxqaa8 by dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-09T10:51:41Z
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@stardot Personally, I look at the royals as a marketing tool. I honestly think we get value for money out of them but also other benefits around the world in terms of trade and influence, especially within the Commonwealth.I kind of see the argument that Lords, knights etc. are an out-of-date archaic institutions.
(DIR) Post #ANO8oYwdYNVB5xe0Wm by stardot@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T12:52:53Z
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@dick_turpin I can respect arguments on both sides. I think if we became a republic tomorrow I wouldn't be bothered, but I think we'd lose a bit of our identity at home and abroad. People find comfort in the monarchy like they do in going to church, I don't fully understand it myself but each to their own.
(DIR) Post #ANO9p0cIlluUs9uROq by dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-09T13:04:12Z
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@stardot It's kinda of funny that pretty much all Brits have facets of our history hardwired into their DNA, and yet a good few seem to want to erase those institutions and customs.Some people can't get their heads around why we have a royal family; I can't get my head around why we wouldn't want one. 🤷♂️
(DIR) Post #ANOB79ZyHnXTps2F8a by stardot@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T13:18:34Z
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@dick_turpin I think some people are more optimistic about what we'd gain without them. We would still have an unelected house of lords, hereditary titles, huge wealth inequality and are still being controlled by powerful elites, but now with less flag waving and familiar traditions. The only proper solution is a major overhaul over our society a la the French revolution but I don't think there's much appettite for that.
(DIR) Post #ANOD5CCXlXyhIUGsgS by dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-09T13:40:44Z
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@stardot I love the French example. They got rid of their royal family and then adopted an Emporer. Amazingly, even today, they still miss Napoleon. 🤣
(DIR) Post #ANOF20z5DLERY0aPDM by stardot@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T14:02:34Z
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@dick_turpin Tsarist Russia another fine example, despots love a power vacuum
(DIR) Post #ANONeqv3Mv6HG5jPhA by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-09T15:39:14Z
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@stardot @dick_turpin @andyc I take 'the monarchy' and the individual monarchs separately; while fairly agnostic on the Monarchy, I'd have to say Liz seemed to have been a nice person for 70 years; not bad going.
(DIR) Post #ANOZq3Vq5PL2x32vYW by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-09T17:55:43Z
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@stardot @dick_turpin You just want decimal time dont you?
(DIR) Post #ANOgYO4jawI3BztGYC by dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-09T19:10:57Z
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@penguin42 Personally, I'd like Charles to step aside in favour of William and Kate, but that's not going to happen. The shockwaves of Edward VIII's abdication have only just settled.@stardot @andyc
(DIR) Post #ANOgeIPzXalTNuePUu by penguin42@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-09T19:12:01Z
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@dick_turpin @stardot @andyc Yeh, Charles comes across as rather haughty; although I think that's just the terrible pronounciation he has.
(DIR) Post #ANOgtOQ1VsweL3reUq by dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-09T19:14:45Z
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@penguin42 Many still refuse to forgive him for Diana, including my missus.@stardot @andyc
(DIR) Post #ANOhcKzp5KyQks2a5g by stardot@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T19:22:51Z
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@penguin42 @dick_turpin is there a better reason for revolution?
(DIR) Post #ANOhjfeyejeUrymrGi by stardot@fosstodon.org
2022-09-09T19:24:11Z
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@dick_turpin @penguin42 @andyc its like people think he personally ordered the hit, perhaps he too was a victim in all that
(DIR) Post #ANPnBd7GOvVm19835E by dick_turpin@mastodon.org.uk
2022-09-10T07:59:59Z
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@stardot If we look at it through today's eyes and values, there's a solid case to argue: "Doesn't he have a right to be happy?" It's obvious he loves Camilla, and yes, as we know, he always has done and yet, as usual with life, people wanted him to be unhappy and stick with Diana because they all loved her and couldn't give a toss about him.Begs the question. Should one stay in a loveless relationship just because others want you to?@penguin42 @andyc