Beefy's Corner - The Off-Topic Chat Thread

Don't you think a President would enjoy a life of luxury? Even worse, he'd have incentives to keep that life of luxury and would be willing to lie in order to do so. MPs do the same, don't they. The state would pay for him, too, and holding elections for the position would be another expense. Let the royal family keep their luxury; at least they don't have to side with political parties and deceive us in order to hang onto it. And it's true that they earn the country buckets of money anyway. That can't be denied.

 

For pete's sake, I keep on about the system the Irish use. Read up.

 

It's all irrelevant anyway because as soon as Charlie takes over, he's going to give up power to the trees.

I've never really been over bothered one way or another about the continuation of the Monarchy. There are good things and bad things about having one and not having one. She should really where stripes more often though.

The arguments each way are just a vicious circle and in themselves, each argument easily countered by the other.

 

They hold elections for a ceremonial position. Why bother voting for a yes man? You'd be getting someone who does the same thing the Queen does (very little), but you'd be adding the expense of holding elections, and removing the income that the royal family brings in. Just seems like pissing away money on nothing.

 

And the lap of luxury element..? The artificial hierarchical status The lack of ability to remove the Royal Family if you don't like them..? It doesn't wear, Joe. Sorry, I'm not convinced in the slightest.

 

I think Beefy's should be closed for good and a Government bitching thread opened up.

 

You're advocating removing the monarchy simply because they live a life of luxury, just so that we can elect a man to be paid loads to do nothing.

 

What you are, is jealous.

 

Not in the slightest.

 

I favour the "man in the shack" approach to the question of having a head of state, or indeed any sort of leader at all. As Douglas Adams postulated, the only person capable of being entrusted with supreme political power is someone who has absolutely no desire for it. I have no idea how you would go about finding such a person, but it's got to be better than the shambles we have now.

On the question of the monarchy, as long as we have a class system where toffs who go to public schools are automatically groomed for power, either in Westminster or in the Civil Service, and we have a farcical political system which, to use the old phrase "whoever you vote for the government always wins", getting rid of the monarchy would be a waste of time. They are just a symbol of the rot that set in when Oliver Cromwell failed to set up a proper republic. I agree with TSS that their life of complete privilege and luxury is obscene, but if they were got rid of under the current system, they would be replaced by something possibly even worse, as political corruption and lust for power would be involved in selecting the head of state, which at least at the moment is now set out for the next three generations.

 

Bring back the Witan is all I can say. We would still have them if it wasn't for the bloody Normans who are still running the country today.

The Witan had the power to choose the king from amongst the extended royal family.

At least it would put paid to the system of primogeniture and stop all this stupid forelock tugging guff with this latest Royal brat.

 

Did anyone see Private Eye today? Superb.

http://twitter.com/JonathanHaynes/status/359632573615456256/photo/1

 

Superb. You can always rely on the Eye to set the right tone.

 

Brilliant and an everyday occurrence. Can't see what all the fuss is about myself.

 

Love it when they keep it simple.

 

I am the man in the shack and I happily volunteer to be head of state it looks like a cushy little number. I will do it for free and I promise to be impartial (well alright just a little bit impartial).

 

The problem is Godders, the fact that you volunteered automatically disqualifies you!

 

I think the only chance we have for the future is for the government to be run by an artificial intelligence.

http://ipowerproject.com/forum/topics/the-ultimate-form-of-government?xg_source=activity

 

Perhaps you should set up an anarchosyndicalist commune.

Dennis, there's some lovely filth down here!

 

Watching episode 7 of Revolution.... it's Little Lamplight!

But with not quite so much swearing