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Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by shankr »

Thorentis wrote: post #110
nindalf wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it’s interesting that you’d blame this family for the horrors of colonialism. They haven’t had a say in British policy for around 2 centuries. Although the monarch meets the Prime Minister every week, they cannot tell the PM what to do, unless it affects the royal family personally. The PM listens to what they have to say but charts their own course. If you’re looking for someone to blame, Churchill deserves…

Unfortunately people are very quick to assign "generational guilt" these days. It's as if we've gone backwards, and are no longer capable of being individuals. "Oh, you're white/black/related to x/decended from y, did you know your ancestors did *that*?"

Because people take generation credit all the time. We "french/english/" did this and that. So if we are not trying to being hypocritical, it makes sense you share the associated guilt also. We haven't gone backwards, it's just we have become bit more consistent in our logic

Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by andrepd »

crossroadsguy wrote: post #32

Rest in peace! I have always felt strongly against monarchy. Especially against the British royal family, more so as I am an Indian. They never apologized for any of the massacres (Jallianwala is just one example) or pogroms committed at their behest and in their name. I do believe they are a disgusting symbol of colonialism, racism, subjugation. It is very disturbing that a good part of the world and an entire natio…

Disappointing to see showers of downvotes for a respectable opinion, burying your thoughts under heaps of comments praising a useless dead monarch.

Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by tomhoward »

oraphalous wrote: post #44
dazc wrote: post #34

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So why comment?

To register contempt for the arbitrary assignment of status and recognition from a community I thought cared about greater things.

He was a significant public figure. His appearance here is not an unanimous endorsement, nor an anti-endorsement, just an acknowledgement that he was a significant figure.

See this search for the many other figures whose deaths have made the front page here:

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by oraphalous »

1_player wrote: post #45
oraphalous wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To register contempt for the arbitrary assignment of status and recognition from a community I thought cared about greater things.

Sorry we do not meet your quality standard.

C'mon - give me a good explanation why this deserves to be on hacker news.

Is this information why you are here?

Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by baybal2 »

andrepd wrote: post #144
dr_dshiv wrote: post #53

Because Prince Charles is heir to the throne (and has been portrayed more negatively in the news media than any other living person), some in the HN community may be surprised to know that he wrote a book on philosophy . https://www.amazon.com/Harmony-New-Way-Looking-World/dp/0061... I found the book to be astonishingly good. It takes a design approach to Platonism and western esotericism. It goes deep into "sacred g…

> Because Prince Charles is heir to the throne (and has been portrayed more negatively in the news media than any other living person) I can sit and name persons more negatively treated for hours and not run out of names. EDIT: Why is my comment collapsed? Genuine question, don't know how this works.

> Because Prince Charles is heir to the throne (and has been portrayed more negatively in the news media than any other living person)

The UK should quickly tweak their royal succession laws, and give the crown to Edward, or Anne, while the queen is still alive.

If Charles abdicates, the line of succession dispute would be rather funny under the current succession laws.

Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by smcl »

gadders wrote: post #126
smcl wrote: post #122

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What might that be?

Vindictive, with an adolescent desire to shock and offend?

Not having any strong feelings about the birth, life or death of the royals is an extremely mild sentiment that is shared by millions in the UK and billions across the globe. If you find it shocking, offensive or vindictive then I don't think the internet is the place for you.

Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by andrepd »

Thorentis wrote: post #110
nindalf wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think it’s interesting that you’d blame this family for the horrors of colonialism. They haven’t had a say in British policy for around 2 centuries. Although the monarch meets the Prime Minister every week, they cannot tell the PM what to do, unless it affects the royal family personally. The PM listens to what they have to say but charts their own course. If you’re looking for someone to blame, Churchill deserves…

Unfortunately people are very quick to assign "generational guilt" these days. It's as if we've gone backwards, and are no longer capable of being individuals. "Oh, you're white/black/related to x/decended from y, did you know your ancestors did *that*?"

Excuse me? Generational inheritance is the basis of the entire monarchy. It's how they justify their position and privileges. Invoke generational privileges when it suits them and cry about generational guilt when it does not??

Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by oraphalous »

tomhoward wrote: post #153
oraphalous wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To register contempt for the arbitrary assignment of status and recognition from a community I thought cared about greater things.

He was a significant public figure. His appearance here is not an unanimous endorsement, nor an anti-endorsement, just an acknowledgement that he was a significant figure. See this search for the many other figures whose deaths have made the front page here: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

Every single one of those names is more awesome than this guy and contributed more...

Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by neaden »

b1476 wrote: post #82
dr_dshiv wrote: post #53

Because Prince Charles is heir to the throne (and has been portrayed more negatively in the news media than any other living person), some in the HN community may be surprised to know that he wrote a book on philosophy . https://www.amazon.com/Harmony-New-Way-Looking-World/dp/0061... I found the book to be astonishingly good. It takes a design approach to Platonism and western esotericism. It goes deep into "sacred g…

> (and has been portrayed more negatively in the news media than any other living person) Um, did you forget about his first wife?

Are you thinking of Diana? She was Charles' wife.

Re: Prince Philip has died

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Post by dalbasal »

jffry wrote: post #142
dalbasal wrote: post #137

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I wasn't part of the curious, and I don't know where/when defiance comes into the story but... There's enough in this article to make me curious. It feels a little mean to assume "only for publicity" without hearing some of these people commenting on it themselves. “ One of the oarsmen taking them ashore was a chap from Tanna called Chief Jack,” former Buckingham Palace spokesman Dickie Arbiter recalled to The Post.…

> I don't know where/when defiance comes into the story I think you misread "deified" (with the extra i, meaning "To worship or revere as a god"). I did too the first time

Ah yes. thanks.
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