23-04-2019, 01:12 PM
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Re: Are we set to become a Republic ???
Originally Posted by Devo
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We desperately need to become a republic. The millstone round this country's neck for ever is the monarchy, the symbol of privilege and demanded deference, the keystone of the whole sorry class structure and the straitjacket that traps everyone here in an atavistic set of imposed values that bear no resemblance or worth to reality.In a country where many people live in imposed poverty and sickness, to give hundreds of millions of pounds to this overpampered, wealthy by inheritance, bunch of parasites and scroungers is nothing short of criminal.
23-04-2019, 02:32 PM
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Re: Are we set to become a Republic ???
Originally Posted by Devo
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We desperately need to become a republic. The millstone round this country's neck for ever is the monarchy, the symbol of privilege and demanded deference, the keystone of the whole sorry class structure and the straitjacket that traps everyone here in an atavistic set of imposed values that bear no resemblance or worth to reality.In a country where many people live in imposed poverty and sickness, to give hundreds of millions of pounds to this overpampered, wealthy by inheritance, bunch of parasites and scroungers is nothing short of criminal.
23-04-2019, 03:16 PM
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Re: Are we set to become a Republic ???
Originally Posted by realspeed
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Just remember our royality does bring in a load of tourists and their cash, something a republic cannot do
23-04-2019, 03:26 PM
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Re: Are we set to become a Republic ???
Originally Posted by realspeed
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Just remember our royality does bring in a load of tourists and their cash, something a republic cannot do
23-04-2019, 04:37 PM
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Re: Are we set to become a Republic ???
https://www.edp24.co.uk/business/nor...ists-1-5856672Quite a few are interested in history.
23-04-2019, 05:27 PM
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Re: Are we set to become a Republic ???
Originally Posted by OldFogey
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Nearly two decades into the 21st century and the jurisdiction in which we reside is still "reigned over" by a hereditary head of state.You couldn't make it up.
23-04-2019, 05:53 PM
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Re: Are we set to become a Republic ???
Originally Posted by realspeed
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Just remember our royality does bring in a load of tourists and their cash, something a republic cannot do
How is their tourism worth calculated?
Do these apologists have no regard for this country?
In my 60+ years I have seen the queen in the flesh once, not that I have gone out of my way to ogle her. What chances does a tourist have?
And think about it - most of the tourist destinations in Europe are republics.
23-04-2019, 06:06 PM
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Re: Are we set to become a Republic ???
Originally Posted by Devo
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A myth only perpetuated by the terminally forelock-tugging and those whose position would be threatened by a republic,How is their tourism worth calculated?
Do these apologists have no regard for this country?
In my 60+ years I have seen the queen in the flesh once, not that I have gone out of my way to ogle her. What chances does a tourist have?
And think about it - most of the tourist destinations in Europe are republics.
Go to Russia and all you get is Vodka, a drink that doesn't even have any colour.
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