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Moridin920 posted:I think that's the Archbishop of Canturbery Medieval divorce was a serious business ok ?! Stop judging !
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Jul 13, 2016 20:50
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Do you think the Queen of England has an sa account?
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Jul 13, 2016 20:51
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I thought Lowtax is the queen of England.
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Jul 13, 2016 20:54
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So, to recap, the royal family: - collects rent from crown lands and takes a large chunk of them for their own before passing on the rest to the UK (about $170m) a year - collects a sovereign grant to the tune of $40m pounds - requires security and other miscellaneous expenses to be paid for by local governments to the tune of $200-300m pounds a year (London Metro alone pays $100m/yr just to protect 21 royals including the queen) - has lobbying influence over your parliament - is the leader of the church of england, and as such enjoys the privilege of appointing church leaders with the only check (as far as I can tell) being the PM going 'no please don't' which she can just dgaf about. those church leaders also have influence over parliament - makes up for all this by boosting tourism Am I missing something?
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Jul 13, 2016 20:55
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that sounds like a bargain for living withing her sovereign territory, if the people dont like it that can go to france
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Jul 13, 2016 20:58
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Moridin920 posted:So, to recap, the royal family: sounds good to me, I'm fine with Britain having them now, here's a crazy loving idea, but I think it's alright for countries to be different, as long as that difference doesn't involve things like genital mutilation and throwing gays off buildings
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Jul 13, 2016 20:59
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Moridin920 posted:So, to recap, the royal family: you forgot that she gets to appoint peers to the house of lords
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Jul 13, 2016 21:00
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A big chunk of them are secret or overt atheists in the tradition of English enlightenment so that probably amounts to terse uncomfortable coughing and requesting signatures and making sure a name doesnt come up you recognize as that fuckman
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Jul 13, 2016 21:06
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I IndyRef 2 gets a thread called "BREXIST WATCH".
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Jul 13, 2016 21:19
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ANIME IS BLOOD posted:sounds good to me, I'm fine with Britain having them they can have their royals, but I'ma make fun of them is all euros poo poo talk the USA all the time turnabout is fair play Rutibex posted:you forgot that she gets to appoint peers to the house of lords lol
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Jul 13, 2016 21:21
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Moridin920 posted:they can have their royals, but I'ma make fun of them is all "But-but, it's not for really-real, you see?"
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Jul 13, 2016 21:25
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ElGroucho posted:"But-but, it's not for really-real, you see?" The material stuff people should be annoyed about wrt the royals is their sketchy being able to ask to have a look at all the legislation in secret letters. Presumably they don't actually hold much sway? But it's rude to have that privilege imo.
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Jul 13, 2016 21:30
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We have these people you see, with vestigial ceremonial duties that several countries fundamentally assume and rely on, we pay them money to frown at us have pretty weddings and have babies and also we maintain hosed arraingements with not insignificant crown lands being allowed to be taken away for good if we yank the rope away This isnt hilarious or antiquated.
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Jul 13, 2016 21:30
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It's a checks and balances thing. Having Royals around acts as a "check" against the possibility of a casteless society.
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Jul 13, 2016 21:33
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ANIME IS BLOOD posted:now, here's a crazy loving idea, but I think it's alright for countries to be different, as long as that difference doesn't involve things like genital mutilation and throwing gays off buildings I agree, all countries should require genital mutilation and gay defenestration! I'm a Saudi Prince ama.
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Jul 13, 2016 21:35
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Moridin920 posted:
This thread is about Brits and they ain't euros any more, they said so.
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Jul 13, 2016 21:35
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Dreddout posted:I agree, all countries should require genital mutilation and gay defenestration! can I have a million dollars? I need it for, uh, bus fare
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Jul 13, 2016 21:36
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If the anglosphere was the bush family the uk is loving jeb atm
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Jul 13, 2016 21:42
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hemophilia posted:If the anglosphere was the bush family the uk is loving Jeb! atm
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Jul 13, 2016 21:45
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ANIME IS BLOOD posted:can I have a million dollars? I need it for, uh, bus fare Sure thing, buddy! I just meed your bank account and PIN number to finalize the transaction! hemophilia posted:If the anglosphere was the bush family the uk is loving jeb atm
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Jul 13, 2016 21:58
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hemophilia posted:We have these people you see, with vestigial ceremonial duties that several countries fundamentally assume and rely on, we pay them money to frown at us have pretty weddings and have babies and also we maintain hosed arraingements with not insignificant crown lands being allowed to be taken away for good if we yank the rope away I didn't even ask my wife's dad if I could marry her since she is a goddamn adult and we aren't in feudal times. Yet here we have a whole nation that runs on depreciated ceremony and "well, it is expensive, but our whole economy is built on selling Chinese people tchotchkes."
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Jul 13, 2016 22:05
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hemophilia posted:If the anglosphere was the bush family the uk is loving Roger Clinton atm
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Jul 13, 2016 22:06
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Threatening to take away the queen is to Brits what threatening to take away guns is to an American. It's only supported by people who secretly hate their country. Until the queen dies and Charles becomes king and then vive la revolution
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Jul 13, 2016 22:06
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guns are grim death made steel and fire in a package comfortable enough to fit in your hand the queen......... the queen?
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Jul 13, 2016 22:07
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RobattoJesus posted:Threatening to take away the queen is to Brits what threatening to take away guns is to an American. It's only supported by people who secretly hate their country. gently caress that noise- skip that weenie, he can't even whack he own pecker, gotta get a manservant to help. We can skip that bald doofus and his flat assed wife while we are at it, and their boring kid Cry God for Harry, England, and Saint George! 
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Jul 13, 2016 22:10
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This thing made from the blood and sweat of men equal under the law transported by equal men to me that can bring justice in a flash when the laws of strong men can't and thats worse than the queen somehow. The british mind is awesome and leaves me humbled before God
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Jul 13, 2016 22:10
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I'm for gun control, but LOL if you think I would choose gun control if it meant having some unelected genetic defects Keeping Up With The Kardashians on our dime But enough about the Bushes, hahaha Just kidding, royalty sucks
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Jul 13, 2016 22:13
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I'm not comparing the queen to guns, I'm just saying that she's part of our national identity along with bad teeth and poo poo food in the same way that racism and a love of military grade weaponry is part of the American identity.
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Jul 13, 2016 22:18
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the main use of the royal family is to make other countries feel uncomfortable
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Jul 13, 2016 22:19
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I do get the feeling that guns and royals are mutually exclusive tho.
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Jul 13, 2016 22:21
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DOWN JACKET FETISH posted:the main use of the royal family is to make other countries feel uncomfortable "Am I supposed to bow? No, right? That's dumb. Maybe curtsy? Do men curtsy? Can I just fist bump or some poo poo?"
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Jul 13, 2016 22:23
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RobattoJesus posted:I'm not comparing the queen to guns, I'm just saying that she's part of our national identity along with bad teeth and poo poo food in the same way that racism and a love of military grade weaponry is part of the American identity. You think so but it is not so. Yall would still be british without the high pitch fop impersonation of royalty you will hear from americans until you murder your royalty. Imagine someone impersonating the queen through george Washington's wooden teeth for eternity. Welcome to hell 
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Jul 13, 2016 22:24
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RobattoJesus posted:I'm not comparing the queen to guns, I'm just saying that she's part of our national identity along with bad teeth and poo poo food in the same way that racism and a love of military grade weaponry is part of the American identity. the whole love of guns and personal arms thing was part of the british national identity too, up until about WW1. where do you think the americans got it from?
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Jul 13, 2016 22:28
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hemophilia posted:You think so but it is not so. Yall would still be british without the high pitch fop impersonation of royalty you will hear from americans until you murder your royalty. Imagine someone impersonating the queen through george Washington's wooden teeth for eternity. Welcome to hell The queen is just there to divert attention from our teeth. Much better the Americans do the fop thing than taking a handful of mints and start spitting them everywhere shouting "cor blimey govnor me chompers are fallin out"
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Jul 13, 2016 22:29
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Rutibex posted:the whole love of guns and personal arms thing was part of the british national identity too, up until about WW1. where do you think the americans got it from? The constitution's bill of rights is basically a response to everything george and hos governors did to circumvent and undermine colonial authority including the 2nd amendment
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Jul 13, 2016 22:31
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Rutibex posted:the whole love of guns and personal arms thing was part of the british national identity too, up until about WW1. where do you think the americans got it from? Arnold Schwarzenegger?
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Jul 13, 2016 22:33
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Rutibex posted:the whole love of guns and personal arms thing was part of the british national identity too, up until about WW1. where do you think the americans got it from? god created men but sam colt made them equal
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Jul 13, 2016 22:33
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I like how Britain had ww1 against a foreign threat and said yeah guns loving suck, the US killed like an entire generation of its own men in a war with itself and thinks guns are loving awesome. America is like a hilarious idiot child that you can't help but love.
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Jul 13, 2016 22:37
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The Queen is a classy lady who went through WWII and she should finish her God anointed reign! Charles should abdicate and move to his properties in Romania and play cricket with that country's ex royal family. The Duke William will the enthroned in Glory and become the Monarch who will reforge the Empire Rule, Britannia ! 
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Jul 13, 2016 22:39
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Chemical weapons and antiquated strategy running headlong into 20th century industrial tech made brits scared of firearms lol BTW just letting you know the civil war happened because words had failed some people had onvested theor wealth into the ownership of people and would die to protect it so america had to shoot thinga (as usual  ) after asking nicely failed.
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