Your thoughts on the British Monarchy?

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  1. FloydRix's Avatar
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    Re: Your thoughts on the British Monarchy?
    tax dodging, work shy, caviar eating individual's reign.
  2. OddworldInhabitant's Avatar
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    Re: Your thoughts on the British Monarchy?
    (Original post by MrNucleon)
    They can have all that I am supposed to inherit. I don't need it. I'd much rather it went to those in need, and I actually earn money from my own efforts.
    It's all well and good saying you'll get their own your own steam, but look at the job ladder and the economic climate these days. You might well need that inheritance to start you off with, otherwise you'll just end up with no job and probably on benefits, in which case you are one of the poor.
  3. Organ's Avatar
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    ****ing crap.
  4. Annoying-Mouse's Avatar
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    I don't really care to be honest. The position the queens hold is merely a cultural formality. Adding to the fact that the majority of public support her, I think they should stay. Having a president wouldn't change **** especially if he is assigned the same tasks as the current queen is.
  5. Spaz Man's Avatar
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    Don't like them but prefer them to a president.
  6. Silkielemon's Avatar
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    (Original post by OddworldInhabitant)
    It's all well and good saying you'll get their own your own steam, but look at the job ladder and the economic climate these days. You might well need that inheritance to start you off with, otherwise you'll just end up with no job and probably on benefits, in which case you are one of the poor.
    Isn't really anything to do with the Monarchy though is it?
  7. MrNucleon's Avatar
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    Re: Your thoughts on the British Monarchy?
    (Original post by Silkielemon)
    Isn't really anything to do with the Monarchy though is it?
    I apologise, I led him off on a tangent.

    (As an aside, OddworldInhabitant, your username has given me a nostalgigasm; Abe's Oddysee was a jewel of my youth. Thank you.)
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    Re: Your thoughts on the British Monarchy?
    The monarchy is a thing of the past. For me it's seen it's best days. They serve as a tourist attraction and nothing more. They should have their budget cut in half, which would vastly help the countries economic status, but also stay; as a tourist attraction, similar to an attraction at a circus.
  9. OddworldInhabitant's Avatar
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    Re: Your thoughts on the British Monarchy?
    (Original post by MrNucleon)
    I apologise, I led him off on a tangent.

    (As an aside, OddworldInhabitant, your username has given me a nostalgigasm; Abe's Oddysee was a jewel of my youth. Thank you.)
    well both Abe's Oddysee and Abe's Exodus were my favourite games on PS1, hence the name. I'm glad you loved those games too.
  10. Swinginking's Avatar
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    Re: Your thoughts on the British Monarchy?
    (Original post by MeGusta)
    On a side note, has anyone seen this?

    HAHAHAHA that has made my day! especially the pope coming in LMAO hahahahaa
  11. Multitalented me's Avatar
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    Re: Your thoughts on the British Monarchy?
    I'm deffo on the side of the anti-monarchy brigade. Yes they bring in money from tourism but that's obviously not in an ethical way. They're just very lucky to have special privileges, an insult to equality imo.
  12. YMLT's Avatar
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    You'd generate more money from tourism if you scrapped the Monarchy and opened up all the Royal Estates completely.
  13. es.c's Avatar
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    I wonder what would happen if the monarchy got taken down? Would be weird to find the queen at the local old peoples home
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