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Estreeter · May 9th, 2018, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Wendigo

I think he's an anachronist

Perhaps

But I'll admit openly I'm a greedy capitalist swine

**Wendigo** · May 9th, 2018, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

Perhaps

But I'll admit openly I'm a greedy capitalist swine

And I'm a well paid (still below the national average but no grumbles here) middle class, home owning, no mortgage outstanding, worker with just 6 or 7 years to go before I can retire and I would not swap places with anyone from a socialist beetroot workers collective

**Mal Hombre** · May 9th, 2018, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bowlinggreen

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Speaking from America, I have to say that the existence of a King or Queen in your government, neutered or not, makes us a wee bit uneasy. Under just the right circumstance is it not possible that the monarch might throw aside all those carefully considered constraints and rule with an iron hand once again? Perhaps if there were some sort of great national disaster or war, for example.

And regardless of her official powers, I will wager that the Queen still exercises a considerable amount of behind-the-scenes influence with members of government and the wealthy upper classes in the UK.

The last monarch who tried that ended up beheaded..

Estreeter · May 9th, 2018, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Wendigo

And I'm a well paid (still below the national average but no grumbles here) middle class, home owning, no mortgage outstanding, worker with just 6 or 7 years to go before I can retire and I would not swap places with anyone from a socialist beetroot workers collective

Mate, you don't understand it

You worked like a slave to own a small home

you only have a small home where your managers have a mansion

Your home has crap in it, washing machine

2 televisions

.... a fucking lounge to sit on

even maybe a quilt cover on your bed

with 2 pillows

cutlery with expensive steak knives

shoes and shoe polish

..... you buy rubbish to make the rich richer

You've worked your whole life to make others rich

Sorry, but all I see is absurdity in Marxism, Communism, Anarchism, Leninism or any and all combinations of them. Just like my post that is just a joke.

I can only joke about it now.

**Wendigo** · May 9th, 2018, 05:19 PM

Wow that's just deflated me

, I feel so used now.

I'm going to grab my Trotsky approved worry blanket and get an early night

Estreeter · May 9th, 2018, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Wendigo

and get an early night

Good

switch the lights off early and make less profit for the power company and less load on the coal fired electricity generator

**bowlinggreen** · May 9th, 2018, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Estreeter

I love it

Thread title is about Communism,
That drifts to Commies aren't Marxists

Then it goes to a comment yesterday that the thread starter isn't a Marxist but rather an anarchist ...... and blah blah blah

Changes from week to week

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Originally Posted by Wendigo

I think he's an anachronist

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Originally Posted by Mal Hombre

The last monarch who tried that ended up beheaded..

I guess we Americans are still just a wee bit paranoid when it comes to British monarchs.

But one must still ask the question: why a King or Queen at all?

Perhaps when Lizzie dies, Charles will say no, and the youngest generation will then go, "Enough with this King business, we have our own lives to lead." And thus will end a millennium of British tradition.

**Wendigo** · May 10th, 2018, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bowlinggreen

I guess we Americans are still just a wee bit paranoid when it comes to British monarchs.

But one must still ask the question: why a King or Queen at all?

Tradition old boy

it has served us pretty well for hundreds of years and the thought of a two-faced, devious sanctimonious twat like Blair becoming a President scares me more than imagining I'm struggling in an exam and decide to copy some answers off the person sat next to me .... only to find it is Donald Chump

**haroldeye** · May 10th, 2018, 06:10 AM

But one must still ask the question: why a King or Queen at all?

Look at your last load of presidents. Trump, Bush, Clinton and it might give you a clue why we keep the monarchy.

**Mal Hombre** · May 10th, 2018, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by bowlinggreen

I guess we Americans are still just a wee bit paranoid when it comes to British monarchs.

But one must still ask the question: why a King or Queen at all?

Perhaps when Lizzie dies, Charles will say no, and the youngest generation will then go, "Enough with this King business, we have our own lives to lead." And thus will end a millennium of British tradition.

You do realize that it wasn't George III's decision to use force against the American colonists ? As I said before He couldn't declare on anyone.
I can just see Duchess Kate getting a job in a factory somewhere..

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haroldeye Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfwitistan Posts: 5,716 Thanks: 113,578 Thanked 59,980 Times in 5,708 Posts	But one must still ask the question: why a King or Queen at all? Look at your last load of presidents. Trump, Bush, Clinton and it might give you a clue why we keep the monarchy.