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#1481
RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 7:53 am
Apparently wealth has it's privilege. Djokovic was allowed to stay in Australia despite not having a vaccine. 

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-p...b968a62869
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RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 8:02 am
(January 10, 2022 at 7:53 am)Brian37 Wrote: Apparently wealth has it's privilege. Djokovic was allowed to stay in Australia despite not having a vaccine. 

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-p...b968a62869

This one's got nothing to do with Djokovic's wealth.

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RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 10:42 am
Yeah, I am so fed up with that asshole Djangovic. Let's switch to something more important:

The Duchess of Cambridge has outed three new photos of herself for the occasion of her 40th birthday.

https://youtu.be/gOqRQD_gLrw

But who do you think would make a better Queen of England: the Duchess of Cambridge or Camilla?
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RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 10:50 am
I think those portraits are unattractive. The Duchess is a pretty lady but somehow they managed to miss that in the pictures.
  
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RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 11:06 am
(January 10, 2022 at 10:42 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Yeah, I am so fed up with that asshole Djangovic. Let's switch to something more important:

The Duchess of Cambridge has outed three new photos of herself for the occasion of her 40th birthday.

https://youtu.be/gOqRQD_gLrw

But who do you think would make a better Queen of England: the Duchess of Cambridge or Camilla?

Ru Paul.

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RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 11:25 am
(January 10, 2022 at 10:42 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Yeah, I am so fed up with that asshole Djangovic. Let's switch to something more important:

The Duchess of Cambridge has outed three new photos of herself for the occasion of her 40th birthday.

https://youtu.be/gOqRQD_gLrw

But who do you think would make a better Queen of England: the Duchess of Cambridge or Camilla?

More important? I'm not sure why I should care at all about England's feudal system leftovers.
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RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 11:42 am (This post was last modified: January 10, 2022 at 11:46 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(January 10, 2022 at 11:25 am)brewer Wrote:
(January 10, 2022 at 10:42 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Yeah, I am so fed up with that asshole Djangovic. Let's switch to something more important:

The Duchess of Cambridge has outed three new photos of herself for the occasion of her 40th birthday.

https://youtu.be/gOqRQD_gLrw

But who do you think would make a better Queen of England: the Duchess of Cambridge or Camilla?

More important? I'm not sure why I should care at all about England's feudal system leftovers.

Fair point. England without a Queen would be like a fish without a bicycle.

Charles, on the other hand, has done an outstanding job in the only real occupation allowed to him: waiting for his mum to die.

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RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 1:45 pm
(January 10, 2022 at 11:25 am)brewer Wrote:
(January 10, 2022 at 10:42 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Yeah, I am so fed up with that asshole Djangovic. Let's switch to something more important:

The Duchess of Cambridge has outed three new photos of herself for the occasion of her 40th birthday.

https://youtu.be/gOqRQD_gLrw

But who do you think would make a better Queen of England: the Duchess of Cambridge or Camilla?

More important? I'm not sure why I should care at all about England's feudal system leftovers.

I'm British and don't give a toss about the queen and the other parasites
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RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 7:29 pm
(January 10, 2022 at 1:45 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: I'm British and don't give a toss about the queen and the other parasites

I'm part of the Commonwealth, and I believe the Queen is important.

I think it is important that the head of state is not the same as the head of government.  I also believe that some sort of reverence for the office of a non-political head-of-state is required to safeguard a democracy.

The Crown is useful as long as it does its constitutional job, and enjoys some popularity.  That way, if some dictator comes to power, the Crown will have the backing of the people to dissolve parliament.  There are other ways to get a head-of-state.  They can be elected or appointed, but that doesn't give the same level of political independence or popular mythology that may be required in a crisis.
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RE: Noteworthy News
January 10, 2022 at 7:36 pm
(January 10, 2022 at 7:29 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote:
(January 10, 2022 at 1:45 pm)zebo-the-fat Wrote: I'm British and don't give a toss about the queen and the other parasites

I'm part of the Commonwealth, and I believe the Queen is important.

I think it is important that the head of state is not the same as the head of government.  I also believe that some sort of reverence for the office of a non-political head-of-state is required to safeguard a democracy.

The Crown is useful as long as it does its constitutional job, and enjoys some popularity.  That way, if some dictator comes to power, the Crown will have the backing of the people to dissolve parliament.  There are other ways to get a head-of-state.  They can be elected or appointed, but that doesn't give the same level of political independence or popular mythology that may be required in a crisis.
I agree with this. I'm not a monarchist but I recognize the crown can be a safeguarding mechanism against unsavory political actors.
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