Prince Philip has died

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 3:55 PM UTC

CyberRabbi wrote: post #423

donohoe wrote: post #377

Also a well documented racist. Of course more of the obituaries are leaving that out and bending words to avoid that... examples I've seen: (Source: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sg_lsY_Y-RoED3IjAjZR... ) - "with off-the-cuff remarks that were called oblivious, insensitive or worse." - "The duke could be blunt and outspoken to the point of offensiveness" - "his unfiltered remarks and attempts at humor becam…

Well he was born in the 1920s. Nearly everyone born in that time would be considered racist or sexist since those terms were basically unheard of before the 1960s. I don’t really see what’s the use of condemning him given that, you ought to recognize that his generation intentionally cultivated your generation of anti-racists and anti-sexists.

Post by fouric » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 3:56 PM UTC

shankr wrote: post #416

devtul wrote: post #399

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We should have a designated shit talker on everyone's wake. Someone who only purpose is to bring every bad word said, bad deeds, remember the unreturned books or any item.

Ah yes! Unreturned book and racism are in same league of shit-talking. Just another art of down-playing the severity of actions/words by comparing it with something mundane.

Post by lanternfish » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:05 PM UTC

aeoleonn wrote: post #426

vinay427 wrote: post #413

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Not everyone had the same opportunities to know better afforded by a world-class education and extensive travel abroad. Not everyone continued to say these "regrettable" things well into the 21st century. Not everyone was aware that they had a platform by which their words might have an amplified effect.

Judging the past by contemporary politics doesn't make much sense. The present and the past are separate contexts.

Post by yardstick » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:11 PM UTC

pseudalopex wrote: post #421

yardstick wrote: post #336

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They are just figureheads these days. No role in politics aside from ceremonial. They draw in crowds of tourists to the UK, and they aren’t that expensive to maintain. Their £67m yearly grant[1] works out to about £1/year per person in the UK. That’s pretty cheap for a fantastic PR service. Yes there is probably added costs on top like police/security but overall/net they don’t feel like a massive burden on the finan…

The French Republic is the number 1 tourist destination in the world. The UK is number 10 with less than half as many visitors. The only other monarchies in the top 10 are Spain and Thailand.[1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tourism_rankings

Post by vinay427 » Fri, Apr 09, 2021, 4:12 PM UTC

fouric wrote: post #434

shankr wrote: post #416

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Ah yes! Unreturned book and racism are in same league of shit-talking. Just another art of down-playing the severity of actions/words by comparing it with something mundane.

> every bad word said, bad deeds I suggest reading the whole comment before replying. It's pretty blindingly obvious from the whole context that "unreturned books" is meant to be sarcastic.