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Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by tsol »

KronisLV wrote: post #290
henriquemaia wrote: post #222

To everyone who feels sad by these news, my condolences. I respect your pain. However, I have to confess that to whenever I hear that someone aged 90+ (80+, even) died, I don't really feel sad. Actually, I feel an urge to praise this person's achievements, as I'm aware we are all mortals, and death is unavoidable. I prefer to rejoice in how much this person has witnessed throughout her life, how she had enough health…

> What else can we humans aspire? Living forever is out of question. As soon as we are born, we are bound to die. I don't know, living to anywhere between 1'000 to 1'000'000 years of age would surely be quite the interesting experience, lots of things to learn, lots of things to experience. Such numbers might seem humorous but in the grand scheme of things that's still nothing, given the age of Earth and all that. I…

When there's a dictator or other unjust rule, the one thing you know that will end that rule is death. That not happening would change things incredibly. Imagine if the same old politicians of 1950 were still in power, we'd still be trying to pass desegregation. Death of the older generation allows new ideas to flourish. I feel sorry for the children of the first generation to avoid death(if it could even happen)

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by starfallg »

Hamuko wrote: post #109
simonswords82 wrote: post #48

Winston Churchill (1951–55) Anthony Eden (1955–57) Harold Macmillan (1957–63) Alec Douglas-Home (1963–64) Harold Wilson (1964–70) Edward Heath (1970–74) Harold Wilson (1974–76) James Callaghan (1976–79) Margaret Thatcher (1979–90) John Major (1990–97) Tony Blair (1997–07) Gordon Brown (2007–10) David Cameron (2010–16) Theresa May (2016–19) Boris Johnson (2019–22) Liz Truss (2022 (two days ago) - current) Quite the re…

I feel slightly bad for Liz Truss, since I imagine that one of the things she will be remembered is that the Queen died less than 48 hours into her government.

It's interesting you bring this up as in my view Truss is the antithesis of Queen Elizabeth II. Truss is somebody that would say anything that people wanted to hear to be popular and amass political power whereas Queen Elizabeth refrained from staying anything people didn't want to hear to be dutifully detached from the fickleness of politics.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by dang »

andrepd wrote: post #265
type_Ben_struct wrote: post #75

“I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service” Rest in peace.

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It looks like you've mostly been using HN for political-ideological battle lately, and we ban that sort of account, so please don't do that.

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Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by mmastrac »

For those of us in the colonies, this is complicated. For better or worse, HRH QEII brought an element of stability to our government.

I believe that she could have handed off power to her son sooner, but I understand that she was probably torn on that. She's probably the best monarch we could have hoped for, and any future monarch won't be able to live up to her standard.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by gwbas1c »

jesuscript wrote: post #444
gwbas1c wrote: post #285

FYI: When people are this age, they can die suddenly without much warning. I saw a headline a few hours ago about her family coming to visit, and I thought we'd have a few days. Both of my grandmothers died at 91 without much warning. Cherish your time with your elders, and don't procrastinate a visit.

Do we understand what makes it sudden yet? The point has been made many times about Biden, Bernie and Trumps age, but I guess that suddenness doesn’t quite kick in until 85+?

Some tests (I think blood) can detect that a body is about to die. As far as why, the human body just can't go on forever.

With my grandfather, who was 101, someone did a blood test and told us he was going to die very soon. A few hours later, when I visited, he was pushing his wheelchair around and pestering the social worker about all of his funeral plans. It honestly reminds me of the end of the movie Zardoz. (He had his funeral planned for years.)

He died four days later.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by Kon-Peki »

citilife wrote: post #372

Fun facts: - She ruled for 30% of the time since the American Revolution - She oversaw the largest reduction of landholdings of any empire in the history of the world. Notable because it was also one of the most peaceful transitions in history -- Australia, Canada, South Africa, Israel, Egypt, etc. - She oversaw the loss of Sterling the world reserve currency and the rise of another (the USD, EU).

Another one:

- At least in the US, Canadian diplomatic residences are owned by her. Where I live, the owner of the consulate general's home is listed in public records as "Her Majesty the Queen Right Canada".

Here's another example from a few years ago:

> Charlie Zelle confirmed Wednesday he has purchased a five-bedroom, five-bathroom Minneapolis lakeshore home that has been the official residence of the Canadian consulate general.

> Records show Charles and Julie Zelle paid $1.65 million US for the property, with the seller listed as "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/canada-diplomatic-residence-so...

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by dividefuel »

yotamoron wrote: post #464

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> Do you even remember the name of the king that queen elizabeth inherited? When he died?

I'm not at all invested in the royal family, but I think this question actually makes the point of why it's a big deal: she's been the queen for such a long time that very few people alive can remember a time when she wasn't the queen. It marks the end of a long era.

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Post by secondcoming »

spaceman_2020 wrote: post #441
Nursie wrote: post #169

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently, when I was little, I got excited one Christmas when the Queen’s speech was on tv, because I thought it was my Grandmother… I used to take comfort in the idea that all things pass in time, now not so much. Probably because I realised that includes everyone I love, and myself! I’ve no great love for the monarchy, but this is certainly the end of an era in British public life and likely in UK international r…

What is the sentiment like in the UK about Charles vs William? Heard lots of people calling for him to just hand it over to William straight away.

Charles isn't liked as much due to the Princess Diana situation (which didn't paint the Queen in great light either), but he'll be accepted as King. William doesn't seem to be as much in the spotlight as he used be.

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Post by garren »

Hamuko wrote: post #109
simonswords82 wrote: post #48

Winston Churchill (1951–55) Anthony Eden (1955–57) Harold Macmillan (1957–63) Alec Douglas-Home (1963–64) Harold Wilson (1964–70) Edward Heath (1970–74) Harold Wilson (1974–76) James Callaghan (1976–79) Margaret Thatcher (1979–90) John Major (1990–97) Tony Blair (1997–07) Gordon Brown (2007–10) David Cameron (2010–16) Theresa May (2016–19) Boris Johnson (2019–22) Liz Truss (2022 (two days ago) - current) Quite the re…

I feel slightly bad for Liz Truss, since I imagine that one of the things she will be remembered is that the Queen died less than 48 hours into her government.

Alternatively, a new King took power less than 48hrs into her government. The ascendancy of a new monarch is at least as memorable as the passing of, in this instance his, predecessor.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by dang »

drewg123 wrote: post #327

This is an interesting world event, but I'm confused that it is considered on-topic here on HN. I had thought that non-technical news did not belong on HN. Can somebody please clarify the guidelines as to what is considered topical?

On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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