Is this a UK based website?

[Brian37]

Ok, no matter where it is based, could someone please explain to me why the Royal Family is such a fucking big deal? If we are being honest about it, all the "Royalty" started by a money grubbing power grab in antiquity which was not kind to dissent, so the current spoils are based on bullies, lets face it.

I can live with that, not that it is ideal, because I certainly am not as an American willing to give my land back to Native Americans.

But can we not at least learn something from the worship of celebrity and power? Why should the Royal couple be treated special? These are not super humans who can deflect bullets from their chest, and Diane certainly didn't escape death.

I am sick about hearing about the Royal baby just like I am sick of hearing about the Kardashians here in the states. PEOPLE FUCK, PEOPLE HAVE THINGS SO THE FUCK WHAT.

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If a rich person who owns a mansion wants to understand the stupidity of their own excess, instead of paying your maid to clean it, do it yourself.

[kılıç_mehmet]

Is the Royal familiy a big deal? Well, they surely beat my family with their palace, money and etc. But obviously, they are not descendants of glorious Ghazis like I am.

[DeistPaladin]

Ok, no matter where it is based, could someone please explain to me why the Royal Family is such a fucking big deal?

I sort of look at is as patriotism breeds some idiosyncratic sentiments. As an American, our near-deification of our "founding fathers" or treating our founding documents as if they were sacred parchments might seem strange to an outsider. It's an American thing.

So I don't judge how the patriotism of any other nation manifests itself. That's their thing and I respect that.

[Gilgamesh]

These are not super humans who can deflect bullets from their chest

Hey, Kirei can do that.

[zebo-the-fat]

I am British and regard the royal family as totally irrelevant to my life.

[Nine]

I sort of look at is as patriotism breeds some idiosyncratic sentiments.

Thats pretty much it. Most people really don't give a shit though. The news tends to go on about it but I don't know anyone who really cares. You do get people who get pissed off if you say anything against the royal family because they think its unpatriotic.

Its one of those things where because its old tradition and nobody is that pissed off so it sticks around even though its stupid.

[Cyberman]

The only royal I have even the slightest regard for is Charles and that's just because he's a Goon fan like me ("What time is it, Eccles?"). Beyond that, they're all a waste of resources as far as I'm concerned. I do however have an interest in the history and the pageantry of our country, stretching back to the days when the monarch du jour got off its privileged arse and actually did something.

[Brian37]

I am British and regard the royal family as totally irrelevant to my life.

Probably would be the case if they were not the biggest welfare queens you support.

It is one thing to guild the past in history good or bad, agree or disagree like the Egyptians keep the Pyramids today. I can see keeping the palace and jewels as part of history, but why are the family needed other than being nothing but glorified tour guides?

[Kayenneh]

To actually answer the question in the heading:

No, this is not a UK based site.

As for revering people 'just because', well.. *points at Brian's ABBA avatar*
People have idols, get over it.

[NoraBrimstone]

I love the Royal Family. They're a bunch of mentalists, and I think that makes them perfect for representing my country. lol

Plus, you know, the weird tradition shit is entertaining. And the history. Monarchs factor hugely in British History.