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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
You don't have to consume media if you don't want to. It's not the 1900s any more, you can watch what you like.
But I like getting news. And if 90% of the news is about the Queen for the next seven days, then my choices are basically to know nothing or to get the news from another country.
Originally Posted by OngBonga
I'm no fan of the Royal Family, it's not my idea of democracy but from a historical pov and considering the monarchy didn't have any executive power I tolerated it for the simple reason that I like the Queen, she seems like a legit good person. I think this could be the beginning of the end for the monarchy in the UK though, and that's not really something I'll be sad to see. With Elizabeth, it was living history. Without her it's a relic.
Yeah I agree. She was alright, but the institution as a whole is pretty pointless. If anything it just validates classism, which I suspect is why the Tories like it so much.
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