https://twitter.com/leftwingsociety/status/1568689598145904644?s=46&t=SwhzrVTMD5mJ72Qy775h7Q

comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
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I have zero interest in her opinion

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
https://twitter.com/leftwingsociety/status/1568689598145904644?s=46&t=SwhzrVTMD5mJ72Qy775h7Q
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I have zero interest in her opinion
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Her opinion's worth as much as any member of the royal family's though

As a Welshman, I can’t stand the royal family. I’d be more than happy to see them removed.
It irks me that William and Kate have been bestowed with the titles “Prince and Princess of Wales”. They are anything but.

No man or woman should be subservient to any other man or woman.

I would not bow to any member of that family, nor should anyone else be obligated to.

comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
https://twitter.com/leftwingsociety/status/1568689598145904644?s=46&t=SwhzrVTMD5mJ72Qy775h7Q
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I have zero interest in her opinion
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Her opinion's worth as much as any member of the royal family's though
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To whom?

comment by Rosso out here drippin’ in finesse (U17054)
posted 1 minute ago
No man or woman should be subservient to any other man or woman.

I would not bow to any member of that family, nor should anyone else be obligated to.
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You're not, unless you choose to be.

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 41 seconds ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
https://twitter.com/leftwingsociety/status/1568689598145904644?s=46&t=SwhzrVTMD5mJ72Qy775h7Q
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I have zero interest in her opinion
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Her opinion's worth as much as any member of the royal family's though
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To whom?
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Of itself, to anyone.

True story, I met Charles not long ago. I refused to shake his hand. I got a bit of a dressing down from my superiors for that. My response was that it wasn’t in my job description to shake a person’s hand because society says that I should.

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
https://twitter.com/leftwingsociety/status/1568689598145904644?s=46&t=SwhzrVTMD5mJ72Qy775h7Q
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I have zero interest in her opinion
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I have zero interest in yours, stop forcing your love for the monarchy down our throats and trying to poorly convince us we are in the wrong.

comment by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (U9094)
posted 3 minutes ago
True story, I met Charles not long ago. I refused to shake his hand. I got a bit of a dressing down from my superiors for that. My response was that it wasn’t in my job description to shake a person’s hand because society says that I should.
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why should you shake the hand of some random rich bloke who wouldn’t pee on you if you were on fire? You should’ve told your superiors to fack off, there’s nothing in our contracts that tell us to lick the Royal family’s crack.

comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 15 minutes ago
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 3 minutes ago
https://twitter.com/leftwingsociety/status/1568689598145904644?s=46&t=SwhzrVTMD5mJ72Qy775h7Q
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I have zero interest in her opinion
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I have zero interest in yours, stop forcing your love for the monarchy down our throats and trying to poorly convince us we are in the wrong.
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I don't love the monarchy
You don't have to read the article.
Which is about the constitution

comment by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (U9094)
posted 3 minutes ago
True story, I met Charles not long ago. I refused to shake his hand. I got a bit of a dressing down from my superiors for that. My response was that it wasn’t in my job description to shake a person’s hand because society says that I should.
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Half agree with that. I'd shake his hand just like I would any other bloke I was introduced to. It's not his fault he was born to play a role in an outdated system.

If you don’t have any love for the monarchy then why did you shut down the link I posted to what Stacey Solomon said? What’s wrong with her opinion?

comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 35 seconds ago
comment by 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (U9094)
posted 3 minutes ago
True story, I met Charles not long ago. I refused to shake his hand. I got a bit of a dressing down from my superiors for that. My response was that it wasn’t in my job description to shake a person’s hand because society says that I should.
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why should you shake the hand of some random rich bloke who wouldn’t pee on you if you were on fire? You should’ve told your superiors to fack off, there’s nothing in our contracts that tell us to lick the Royal family’s crack.
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Nobody asked him to lick his crack.
I shake hands with anyone I meet.

comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 22 seconds ago
If you don’t have any love for the monarchy then why did you shut down the link I posted to what Stacey Solomon said? What’s wrong with her opinion?
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Nothing, I have no idea who she is, I've never heard of her before now

Have the daily mail blamed Meghan for killing the queen yet?

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 41 seconds ago
comment by Rosso out here drippin’ in finesse (U17054)
posted 1 minute ago
No man or woman should be subservient to any other man or woman.

I would not bow to any member of that family, nor should anyone else be obligated to.
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You're not, unless you choose to be.
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The hereditary monarch holds ultimate executive authority over the government, has ultimate executive control of the armed forces, and is able to appoint her own Prime Minister.

She is also able to appoint and dismiss ministers, regulate the civil service, declare war, declare peace, direct the actions of the military, and negotiate and ratify treaties, alliances, and international agreements. All of this lies within the Royal Prerogative.

Whether these powers are exercised or otherwise, no person by virtue of their birth should hold them.

It’s an anachronistic, undemocratic system, which legitimises the concepts of subject-subservience, modern feudalism, and idolatry/celebrity.

It also allows one of the richest families in the world to see its bills paid by the taxpayer, and to avoid paying vast amounts of tax.

It’s unequivocally unfair, it’s unprogressive, it’s undemocratic, it’s a painful affront to millions of families all over the world in its continuing symbolism of British colonialism, and it’s time it was binned.

comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Ignacio Varga (U11781)
posted 22 seconds ago
If you don’t have any love for the monarchy then why did you shut down the link I posted to what Stacey Solomon said? What’s wrong with her opinion?
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Nothing, I have no idea who she is, I've never heard of her before now
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She's actually done a lot more to achieve what she's got than any of the royals or their little gang of established nobles

comment by Rosso out here drippin’ in finesse (U17054)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by manusince52 (U9692)
posted 41 seconds ago
comment by Rosso out here drippin’ in finesse (U17054)
posted 1 minute ago
No man or woman should be subservient to any other man or woman.

I would not bow to any member of that family, nor should anyone else be obligated to.
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You're not, unless you choose to be.
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The hereditary monarch holds ultimate executive authority over the government, has ultimate executive control of the armed forces, and is able to appoint her own Prime Minister.

She is also able to appoint and dismiss ministers, regulate the civil service, declare war, declare peace, direct the actions of the military, and negotiate and ratify treaties, alliances, and international agreements. All of this lies within the Royal Prerogative.

Whether these powers are exercised or otherwise, no person by virtue of their birth should hold them.

It’s an anachronistic, undemocratic system, which legitimises the concepts of subject-subservience, modern feudalism, and idolatry/celebrity.

It also allows one of the richest families in the world to see its bills paid by the taxpayer, and to avoid paying vast amounts of tax.

It’s unequivocally unfair, it’s unprogressive, it’s undemocratic, it’s a painful affront to millions of families all over the world in its continuing symbolism of British colonialism, and it’s time it was binned.
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comment by faranjiniho (U5318)
posted 41 minutes ago
It not about successful or unsuccessful democracies. Its about the fact we are subservient to a family who's anacestors won some battles centuries ago and decided they had a devine right to rule over others. While the royal family in GB doesn't necessarily actively rule, there are laws that technically give them a high degree of authority and a hell alot of privilege which is undeserved. We should have a elected head if state, who's job is the ensure our democracy adheres to the laws of the land, like a lot of countries. Our anthem should be about the people and the country, not about a single person, and we should swear allegiance to the country, not one someone born into privilege.
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Mate if we start singing "God save our gracious tories, long live our holy tories, God save our tories" I will personally go on a rampage.

It's a very polarising issue. On the one hand you have people saying it has no place in a modern meritocratic society, on the other the best argument the monarchists seem to be able to come up with is tourism. Are there any other actual reasons to keep them?

I don’t want the royal family abolishing!

They bring a lot to our great country there’s stuff in the background that goes on regarding commerce.

I enjoyed my time serving my country and Queen

It also allows one of the richest families in the world to see its bills paid by the taxpayer, and to avoid paying vast amounts of tax.

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Can you clarify what bills of theirs are paid for by the tax payer and also clarify what tax they escape from?

comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 1 minute ago
It's a very polarising issue. On the one hand you have people saying it has no place in a modern meritocratic society, on the other the best argument the monarchists seem to be able to come up with is tourism. Are there any other actual reasons to keep them?
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Plenty of reasons to get rid of them. The main argument to keeping them, from what I can see, is money and tradition.