(August 14, 2012 at 4:02 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote:(August 14, 2012 at 3:57 pm)Tobie Wrote: They do have some power, but choose not to use them. In my opinion, they are a completely useless waste of money (upwards of £130,000,000). They give us no benefits ( the widely used "they get us a lot of tourism" is complete bullshit, the palaces would still be visited regardless. Look at france - Versailles gets loads of visitors.)
I agree they take more than they give. However i have nothing against them personally. I dont think they are "bad people" just extremely fortunate, who happen to have found themselves benefitting from an out dated parasitical relationship with the rest of the country.
Whose to say that if I were born to be royalty I wouldn't take full advantage.
Anyway they seem quite nice in person, (I must have mentioned that I've met Camilla).
I do agree that most of them seem like nice people, and Prince Philip can often have good entertainment value, but still not worth it.
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. - J.R.R Tolkien
