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Monarchy/Anti Monarchy

Dave2l
Dave2l Posts: 8,872
edited April 2016 in Not Sports Related
Has this already been done? Possibly...

Are you for or against the continued existence of the royal family?

What stand out benefit does it give the country to still have a monarchy?

Or Is it now just kind of pointless and an unnecessary expense for tax payers?

What are we celebrating exactly? English history is great but surely history is history and it was only interesting up to a point before they became relatively normal. (Whatever normal is)

I can personally see arguments on both sides but to be honest the reality of it I feel that it's now just a load of nonsense.

My full understanding as to what they do in their day to day lives and how they are important for the country and commonwealth countries is minimal so I welcome opinions that are perhaps more educated.



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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,042
    Is anarchist the opposite of monarchist?
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,872
    Stig said:

    Is anarchist the opposite of monarchist?

    I thought it was...I now think it's bs.
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    Been done to death on here
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,366
    Hold on... there will be a couple of CL intellectuals along in a minute!

    I am off.
  • IA
    IA Posts: 6,103
    What does Shay Given think?
  • Mackle
    Mackle Posts: 444
    IA said:

    What does Shay Given think?

    Suspect he is against rather than for
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,667
    When it comes to the monarchy I'm with the French.
  • Fiiish
    Fiiish Posts: 7,998
    How many of them die each year at the Grand National?
  • bazjonster
    bazjonster Posts: 2,875
    Love em!! Served 28 years in RAF 'for Queen and Country' and worked directly with them for 3 years in the 90s. Love em and all they stand for.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,894
    Lol, this will be good - NOT!

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  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,632
    anti, but shudder at who might replace them, so maybe better the nobs you know than an alternative.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,353
    I
    Stig said:

    Is anarchist the opposite of monarchist?

    I thought the opposite of a monarchist was a monorchid
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,366
    edited April 2016
    I am a monarchist lite, a child of the Elizabethan age. I have yet in my lifetime to see any elected alternative worth a sniff of this current Queen of ours.

    I think that when Lizzie goes, there will be a complete sea-change in public opinion and the whole concept will head off into history. No potential encumbant has the brass bollocks to keep that house of cards stable in a modern democratic society. So I say, let us be grateful for what Queen Elizabeth has given to our standing and prestige in this World and when she does shuffle off this mortal coil, give her a great send off.

    President Blair or Johnson anyone?

    Shudders!
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,052
    I'd be up for an elected head of state

    I'd also be up for the royal family running, and what's more Id probably vote for them. The queen, anyway.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,373
    Pro-monarchy
  • C_A_F_C
    C_A_F_C Posts: 3,866
    Im apathetic towards the Royals to be honest, it certainly is a load of nonsense but at the same time i have no strong desire to abolish them.
  • Cordoban Addick
    Cordoban Addick Posts: 5,448
    Against. No place for them in a modern democratic country.
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,342
    soapy_jones said:

    I am a monarchist lite, a child of the Elizabethan age. I have yet in my lifetime to see any elected alternative worth a sniff of this current Queen of ours.

    I think that when Lizzie goes, there will be a complete sea-change in public opinion and the whole concept will head off into history. No potential encumbant has the brass bollocks to keep that house of cards stable in a modern democratic society. So I say, let us be grateful for what Queen Elizabeth has given to our standing and prestige in this World and when she does shuffle off this mortal coil, give her a great send off.

    President Blair or Johnson anyone?

    Shudders!

    *taps side of nose*

    I hear ya
  • LeaburnForEngland
    LeaburnForEngland Posts: 2,291
    edited April 2016
    I don't see how anyone with any degree of self respect for themselves or their families can be "pro-monarchy"

    Off with their heads. Parasites.
  • ladywell_addick
    ladywell_addick Posts: 181
    Weakly against, dislike the institution but I think QEII has done a good job and I've a lot of respect for her. Charles however is an utter utter dick. Either skip him and have William as king, or have a republic.

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  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    Small "r" republican, so anti-monarchy.

    But, in any event, I think that in an age of self-promotion, You Tube celebrity, instant media, selfies, and the like, the monarchy cannot hope to retain the distance and regal aura that it needs to survive. Today, any one of them making a gaffe will be all over the world within maybe an hour - and some of them are the gift that just keeps on giving...
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,059
    Against, but I'm not about to start a revolution.
  • i_b_b_o_r_g
    i_b_b_o_r_g Posts: 18,948
    For the sake of around 60 pence a year?

    For those against, did you not see the whole country come together in 2011 for the wedding of the Duke of Cambridge to Catherine Middleton? Then again in 2012 for The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, queuing us up for an excellent London Olympics?

  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    I think it is true to say we are subjects of her maj (God bless you ma'am), but citizens of Europe.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    I don't like her park rangers.
  • 1StevieG
    1StevieG Posts: 10,967
    Stig said:

    Is anarchist the opposite of monarchist?

    I thought Anarchist was only opposed to horse racing?
  • Tramp
    Tramp Posts: 202
    All this nonsense about them all being hard working is absolute rubbish, and that includes the Queen as well as all the parasites surrounding her .

    We can never claim to be a democracy as long as we have this lot living the life of Riley at our expense.
  • AidenTheAddick
    AidenTheAddick Posts: 1,061
    Anti.

    No place for them if there is a genuine desire for equality.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,886
    I'm on the fence but do wonder how much our tourist industry is boosted by
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,886
    If there wasn't a monarchy, what would Spanish bar owners name their bars

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