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Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« on: November 01, 2010, 06:19:01 PM »
Obviously we should

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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2010, 06:22:30 PM »
Not that it matters, but I wonder what the UK would have been like without the monarchy. Britain thrives on things like pomp and circumstance, and while the republicans don't want it, bread and circuses keeps the populace distracted and happy.

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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #2 on: November 01, 2010, 07:52:42 PM »
We are NOT amused.


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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2010, 07:53:58 PM »
 :lol:

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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2010, 02:25:11 AM »
If they abolish the monarch, will the world still be forced to give a crap about William and Kate?

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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2010, 08:05:27 AM »
why abolish?

im happy w the monarchy in norway.
theyre just figureheads anyway. not hurting anybody.
and at least here they do a decent enough job at promoting very general human values, that ARE forgotten quite easily in this lame epoch of tv and movies and bullshit.

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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2010, 09:48:14 AM »
Go for it think of the money you'd save and the taxes you could collect
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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2010, 10:20:52 AM »


Oooooh.  An early prototype for an industrial cabbage shredder for coleslaw.
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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2010, 11:06:03 AM »
I'm not bothered one way or another. It seems that we need a head of state, and I don't suppose Queenie is any worse than David Cameron.

I have no interest in them, and I do feel it's wrong to have people that are seen as above everyone else, but they do bring in the tourists.

Persnonally, I just ignore them. I don't like, or dislike them.

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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2010, 11:09:58 AM »
I think it's wrong to have an unelected hea of state in 2010. It's something we need to move on from.

David Cameron is a twat but at least he was elected (although by a retarded eletorate)

I don't think it's right that they pretty much do fguck all but have all this money when other people have to work fucking hard for practically nothing

They do bring in tourists, but Buckingham palace etc would still bring in tourists as an historical site I think

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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2010, 11:18:34 AM »
You all have forgot about thr drama factor. All the Royal scandals give you Limeys something to talk about.  :zoinks:

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Re: Should we abolish the monarchy in the UK?
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2010, 11:21:10 AM »
tat just annoys the fuck outta me - I'm sick of hearing about this daft Prince William weddinng :P

And it's not happening till fucking April so we got months of this shit  :facepalm2: