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steinrokkan posted:Nationalization is not a permanent solution, if history is something to go by. Sbaldrick mentioned an example from Austria. Similarly the Czech republic is still dealing with returning property to the Church and to aristocrats, more than half a century after nationalization. Needless to say it inspires less than elegant popular passions. Which just goes to show, there's no point in abolishing the monarchy if you aren't also going to abolish the liberal capitalist system that continues to recognise the gains made by the aristocracy during the several thousand years before feudalism got the heave ho.
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Sep 8, 2015 10:37
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forkboy84 posted:Which just goes to show, there's no point in abolishing the monarchy if you aren't also going to abolish the liberal capitalist system that continues to recognise the gains made by the aristocracy during the several thousand years before feudalism got the heave ho and also the capitalists which succeeded them.
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Sep 8, 2015 15:52
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I know more than a few people who don't think monarchies serve any purpose whatsoever, but are simply made happy by the fact that princesses and poo poo exist. As in, they literally think monarchies don't work that great but they do feel like the world would be a less colorful place is princesses didn't exist anymore. I can kinda understand that sentiment. People need things to dream about, and why not "being a princess"? In my communist utopia, there will be many titles of nobility, but they will be assigned by lottery and redistributed every 2 years. Anybody can be the Duke of Milwaukee or Queen of the USA, isn't that neat? Also, gender will not be considered when assigning titles. You are always the Queen of the USA regardless of gender or sexual orientation. If you don't like it, I don't think you'd fit into my communist utopia very well anyway.
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Sep 8, 2015 17:06
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Ras Het posted:This is such a stupid argument, particularly when what everyone is basically saying is that it's the idea of inherited power that is evil. Which it is. And Britain is a country of happy slaves who apparently do not really care that their royalty have been, among other things, nazis. So is this in bad faith or are you actually the last person in the world to still believe the British monarchy is anything but a dumb figurehead? Oh no I hope she doesn't use her power to dissolve government which would result in her having that one last theatrical tradition removed! And this is the UK. We may be slaves but we're certainly not happy.
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Sep 8, 2015 17:09
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Regarde Aduck posted:So is this in bad faith or are you actually the last person in the world to still believe the British monarchy is anything but a dumb figurehead? Oh no I hope she doesn't use her power to dissolve government which would result in her having that one last theatrical tradition removed! And this is the UK. We may be slaves but we're certainly not happy. Have you heard of the House of Lords?
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Sep 8, 2015 17:34
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http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/14/secret-papers-royals-veto-bills The royal family is a lot of things, but powerless is not one of them.
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Sep 8, 2015 17:36
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LeftistMuslimObama posted:I can kinda understand that sentiment. People need things to dream about, and why not "being a princess"? In my communist utopia, there will be many titles of nobility, but they will be assigned by lottery and redistributed every 2 years. Anybody can be the Duke of Milwaukee or Queen of the USA, isn't that neat? Also, gender will not be considered when assigning titles. You are always the Queen of the USA regardless of gender or sexual orientation. If you don't like it, I don't think you'd fit into my communist utopia very well anyway. This is cool and good. When does your communist utopia start?
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Sep 8, 2015 18:35
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An oldie but a goodie:
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Sep 8, 2015 18:54
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Counties that are, ironically, not even worth pissing on.
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Sep 8, 2015 18:56
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Orange Devil posted:This is cool and good. When does your communist utopia start? I'm going to start by conquering my own office, then try to form a vanguard of the other offices in my hallway. And then communism will happen.
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Sep 8, 2015 19:20
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icantfindaname posted:there's this thing called nationalization that britain has done some of in the past As long as Britain is a member of the EU you can't really nationalize the Crown lands, it's a settled law due to Austria losing to the Hapsburgs.
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Sep 8, 2015 19:29
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Trabisnikof posted:An oldie but a goodie: Counties that have more square miles than people?
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Sep 8, 2015 19:33
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Orange Devil posted:Counties that are, ironically, not even worth pissing on. In other words, counties with fewer than x inhabitants.
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Sep 8, 2015 19:34
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Trabisnikof posted:An oldie but a goodie: Counties/equivalents with a population of roughly 10,000 or less?
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Sep 8, 2015 19:34
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Is where sasquatches actually live?
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Sep 8, 2015 20:13
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Flipperwaldt posted:Is where sasquatches actually live? Even sasquatch wouldn't live in Oscoda county.
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Sep 8, 2015 20:36
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Soviet Commubot posted:Even sasquatch wouldn't live in Oscoda county.
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Sep 8, 2015 20:45
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Trabisnikof posted:An oldie but a goodie: Counties where all the Scandinavian immigrants were chased off too?
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Sep 8, 2015 20:58
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Counties with more _________ than people.
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Sep 8, 2015 21:03
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misdirectomy posted:Counties with more _________ than people. I was thinking rural/urban population divide but I've got no real perspective. Then I reverse GIS'd it and now I'm extremely curious cos the results made no sense.
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Sep 8, 2015 21:13
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Orange Devil posted:This is cool and good. When does your communist utopia start? Also how does the line of succession work if one of the randomly-selected royalty are assassinated before their reign is up? Not that I'm premeditating regicide or anything, it's just important information I need to know.
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Sep 8, 2015 21:24
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I thought it was a population-related thing, but look at West Texas. Most of those square counties have like 100 people in them and most are shaded white on the map.
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Sep 8, 2015 21:28
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davebo posted:Also how does the line of succession work if one of the randomly-selected royalty are assassinated before their reign is up? Not that I'm premeditating regicide or anything, it's just important information I need to know. You know how everything are technically in a familiar relationship with each other if you go back enough steps? There will always be a king.
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Sep 8, 2015 21:53
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Trabisnikof posted:An oldie but a goodie: I remembered this map. Counties with less than 25 blacks.
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Sep 8, 2015 22:11
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Peanut President posted:I remembered this map. Counties with less than 25 blacks. 
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Sep 8, 2015 22:14
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Flipperwaldt posted:Is where sasquatches actually live? There's no counties in Florida and Florida is home to the Skunk Ape. It's a sasquatch that smells terrible because it perfectly encapsulates Florida compared to the rest of the country.
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Sep 9, 2015 01:26
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Peanut President posted:I remembered this map. Counties with less than 25 blacks. Correct! 10 points to the farmer from Archer!
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Sep 9, 2015 03:57
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I only count 2 coastal counties.
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Sep 9, 2015 04:50
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cheerfullydrab posted:I only count 2 coastal counties. There's at least 5 in Alaska, but the boroughs and census areas in the south are hard to make out. Unless you're being pedantic with your use of county.
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Sep 9, 2015 05:39
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RocknRollaAyatollah posted:There's no counties in Florida and Florida is home to the Skunk Ape. It's a sasquatch that smells terrible because it perfectly encapsulates Florida compared to the rest of the country. It was rolling around during a bender on the floor of a handicap stall in a wal-mart bathroom.
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Sep 9, 2015 05:41
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 Cold-War early warning network for North America.  Russian early warning network. I like how you can still pretty much see the borders of the former USSR.
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Sep 9, 2015 05:58
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Looking for maps in Spanish for the kid, and came across this gem. How can you not love Italy and Siberia merging in the next half-century?
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Sep 9, 2015 06:29
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IntricoInutile posted:Looking for maps in Spanish for the kid, and came across this gem. How can you not love Italy and Siberia merging in the next half-century? The Anarchist Empire simplifies the South China Sea competing claims some, at least.
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Sep 9, 2015 07:08
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davebo posted:Also how does the line of succession work if one of the randomly-selected royalty are assassinated before their reign is up? Not that I'm premeditating regicide or anything, it's just important information I need to know. If you kill a royal, you become a royal, like in that really weird movie with Vin Diesel.
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Sep 9, 2015 07:11
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point of return posted:If you kill a royal, you become a royal, like in that really weird movie with Vin Diesel. I don't remember that plot point from the Fast & the Furious, but if you say so.
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Sep 9, 2015 07:31
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davebo posted:Also how does the line of succession work if one of the randomly-selected royalty are assassinated before their reign is up? Not that I'm premeditating regicide or anything, it's just important information I need to know. Anyone wishing to take the royal title for the remainder of its term submits themselves to a set of trials to be broadcast on television. Those who complete the trials go head-to-head in a contest to see who can lay down the sikkest freestyle rap disses, with the winner taking the title.
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Sep 9, 2015 16:58
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Or "the monarch" is just a copyrighted mascot concept, and there is a unionized group of Costumed Monarchs who will perform at your trade agreement/child's birthday for a fee. "Are you the real Queen? No, but I'm one of her helpers" &c. &c.
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Sep 9, 2015 17:16
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IntricoInutile posted:Looking for maps in Spanish for the kid, and came across this gem. How can you not love Italy and Siberia merging in the next half-century? I love how the Irish are not taking any of this "being a part of a massive country" poo poo.
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Sep 9, 2015 19:02
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Another Person posted:I love how the Irish are not taking any of this "being a part of a massive country" poo poo. Excuse me they appear to own most of Africa.
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