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 Originally Posted by The Bean Counter
If one is anti-monarchy protestor and ten is a lunatic waving a flag with Union Jack face paint then I'm about a 6.
I'm about a 3, not bothered enough to take up my pitchfork, but would rather they were gone.
It's not just about tourism (which I don't think they contribute to at all, just their properties do), it's about the larger context of 1) someone having enormous wealth without effort and/or ability; and 2) the perpetuation of classism, which you only have to live in a republic to see is relatively nonexistent in (civilised) places outside of the UK.
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