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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by TheSecondStain, Jul 18, 2013.

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  1. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    I go back to my point of privilege. Would anyone here swap their lives for that of the newborn royal? Really? If we're loosely supporting the concept of freedom, that's the one thing this poor tyke will never know....
     
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  2. Puck

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    Would they? I'm not sure they would. The heir to the throne is essentially trained for the job from birth and, for me, that means they're likely to be better at it than anyone else. The symbolic President you advocate wouldn't have any real power so their main job would be to appear impartial and not say anything silly. Using the Irish President as an example, I can't see the Queen or Prince Charles saying anything as stupid as when Irish President Mary McAleese, after attending the ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, claimed Northern Irish children were taught to hate Catholics the way German children were taught to hate Jews by the Nazis. The Queen would never have said anything like that and while Prince Charles has expressed some unusual views on things like alternative medicine and architecture, when it comes to serious issues he shuts up because he knows not to get involved in that sort of thing.

    As for equality, that really has nothing to do with monarchy. Japan, Sweden and Norway are generally seen as being among the most "equal" societies in the world and they're all constitutional monarchies while the US is one of the least equal.
     
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  3. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Philip would mind you ;)
     
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  4. fatletiss

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    The whole Royal argument to me is a pointless one. Those against can't really offer or justify an alternative that would truly work in terms of financial impact (cost and revenue) and those in favour can't justify the luxury and privilege they are born into.

    It's just an argument that neither side will ever step to the other side of the line.
     
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  5. PompeyLapras

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    Lol, there was a power cut here just as I was watching Revolution. That's quite amusing in a somewhat ironic way.
     
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    Luther was class.
     
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    Yep it's even more pointless then Pompey. :p
     
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  8. PompeyLapras

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    Soon we'll have points.

    Negative points :D
     
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    I'm not yet decided on whether Twitter has more bellends celebrating the Royal Baby... or posting on the #saintsfc hashtag.

    Let's switch the internet and tv off for a few days please.
     
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    Pleeeease! I work for an American company and I've had so many phone calls, emails and ****e about the new king, I started replying with "have we signed Banega then?"

    Apparently their media have been wetting themselves as much as ours.
     
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  11. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    OK, well I'll agree to differ on the subject of the Royal Family. If anyone wants to talk about Star Trek episodes, I have been half-heartedly trying to introduce the subject. This evening, no doubt I'll select another before I hit the wooden hill. I'm on a bit of a roll, at the moment.

    Did anyone else like the prequel series [Star Trek] Enterprise, by the way..? I really liked it from the start, yet I believe I'm in a tiny minority.
     
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  12. Le Tissier's Laces

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    I thought out little monarchist/republican debate was relatively interesting and enlightening, but we can go back to telly if you like!?
     
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    I loved Enterprise, but will never forgive them for killing Trip.
     
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    To be honest I've be a sucker for all the star trek and Stargate series and movies! Hopefully they will produce a new series soon I really do find Scfi programs are sadly in the minority! :(
     
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    They'd need some mighty good lawyers to get back money that they never spent.
     
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    It's almost as if there are two sides to every coin! ;)
     
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