**** the Jubilee

[Eric Cartman]

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Live and let live for goodness sake. These kind of rants are no different to people moaning about pride marches etc.

What the actual ****, yes it is different

[Wales-Bales]

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[insider]

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I don't mind living and letting live but let them fund it themselves.
And before someone says they bring more money in than it costs us I don't want value for money I just don't want them.
The French beheaded their monarchy and they've managed to survive tourism wise.

[Hilts]

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Live and let live for goodness sake. These kind of rants are no different to people moaning about pride marches etc.]

WTF.😂😂😂😂

[North Cardiff Blue]

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Fair enough if you're into it, but all this jubilee nonsense is almost vomit inducing for me.

Yesterday on 5live they had some horrendous stories of people struggling to cope with the cost of living crisis, really heartbreaking decisions that people have had to make - and then they move seamlessly onto the next story which was about the jubilee and how everyone is going to celebrate.
Struggling to make ends meet? don't worry, take your minds off it by celebrating the family we give millions of pounds to every year and allow them to live in literal palaces.

Can you imagine selling the concept to a country that doesn't have a monarch? well you all give them a little bit of money every year and let them live the life of luxury, then once every few years everyone is allowed one day off work, which we say is due to the royals. They must think we're all complete mugs.

Looking on the bright side, it will be nice to have a few extra days off, and it will make some old dears very happy

[Random in Duquesa]

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I don't mind living and letting live but let them fund it themselves.
And before someone says they bring more money in than it costs us I don't want value for money I just don't want them.
The French beheaded their monarchy and they've managed to survive tourism wise.

I agree.

[blue matt]

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what a happy bunch we have on here, good job no-one mentioned battenburg cake

If you don't like queenie, dont participate, stay at home, get online and rant about it ( please dont annoy shoppers at your local supermarket ranting at them ) or maybe just ignore it sit in the garden and listen to the birds singing ( though this might be a risk as you might hear other having fun )

If you do like queenie, enjoy the few days, put up bunting, bake a cake, attend a street party, you can even sing sweet Caroline at the end of the day

If you are indifferent about queenie, spend the few days extra of with your friends or family, dip in and out of the occasion

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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what a happy bunch we have on here, good job no-one mentioned battenburg cake

If you don't like queenie, dont participate, stay at home, get online and rant about it ( please dont annoy shoppers at your local supermarket ranting at them ) or maybe just ignore it sit in the garden and listen to the birds singing ( though this might be a risk as you might hear other having fun )

If you do like queenie, enjoy the few days, put up bunting, bake a cake, attend a street party, you can even sing sweet Caroline at the end of the day

If you are indifferent about queenie, spend the few days extra of with your friends or family, dip in and out of the occasion

I think I now dislike people that use the word queenie more than the queen.

Considering I hate the Saxe Coburgs that's impressive.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Being the Head of State merely due to the bed one was born in is a ludicrous concept to me - and the incumbent has considerable influence one way or another and is definitely part of the establishment. It's all part of a bigger picture than includes/included hereditary peerages, party-political life peerages, the Honours List in general, the class divide (and who remembers when two people surviving the sinking of a ship would be given different honours, dependent on their rank), boarding schools and members of the armed forces officers being separated in eating facilities etc. depending on their rank.
Add the fact that we are all subjects of The Crown and also that MP's and peers need to swear that they will be faithful to the monarch, it's not me, old fruits.

[tforturton]

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I'm not a raving monarchist, but I do think the monarchy is something to be proud of. Generally speaking, constitutional monarchies are pretty good examples of government - think Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Japan, Holland, Canada, Australia, etc. That's not to say that having a president instead isn't a good move, it's just we choose not to. And it brings in the tourists.
It's not like the Queen throws her weight around or anything.

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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It's not like the Queen throws her weight around or anything.

I reckon I could take her if she tried.

[ToTaL ITK]

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That's because you have a complete inability to view anything from anyone else's perspective.

My point is, rants like this are no different to people who complain about things like pride. If you aren't interested in it, don't attend, simple as that.

Like I said, live and let live.

If only Henry the 8th had that same attribute

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

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That's not to say that having a president instead isn't a good move, it's just we choose not to. And it brings in the tourists.

This is true*. Visiting the Duke of Kent is high on the list of all visitors.

Genuine question (for all) because I'm baffled - why is it something to be proud of?

(*Not true).

[Joe Gillis]

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I'll make you a deal, I won't take the day off if we get rid of the royals.

But you will take the day off though won't you

[Harry Paget Flashman]

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But you will take the day off though won't you

Some of us don't get the choice. The office is closed whether we like it or not.