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When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

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Re: When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

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Post by robotresearcher »

tonymet wrote: post #337
robotresearcher wrote: post #165

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, only parliament can declare war. And the King of Canada is a different role than the King of the UK, as explained many times in the thread.

but he's commander in chief. and he confirms / dissolves parliament. so when it matters, as in war time, he can . I don't appreciate the condescension in either case. It's not like his powers are easy to understand. They exist, though not commonly exercised.

> so when it matters, as in war time, he can

I looked it up, and you are kinda right in the theory of it, and I was wrong in the practice of it. The practical power lies with the Cabinet.

From Wikipedia:

"A declaration of war by Canada [...] is an exercise of the royal prerogative on the constitutional advice of the ministers of the Crown in Cabinet and does not require the direct approval of the Parliament of Canada, though such can be sought by the government."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_Canada

Re: When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

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Post by tonymet »

robotresearcher wrote: post #351
tonymet wrote: post #337

Earlier quoted context omitted.

but he's commander in chief. and he confirms / dissolves parliament. so when it matters, as in war time, he can . I don't appreciate the condescension in either case. It's not like his powers are easy to understand. They exist, though not commonly exercised.

> so when it matters, as in war time, he can I looked it up, and you are kinda right in the theory of it, and I was wrong in the practice of it. The practical power lies with the Cabinet. From Wikipedia: "A declaration of war by Canada [...] is an exercise of the royal prerogative on the constitutional advice of the ministers of the Crown in Cabinet and does not require the direct approval of the Parliament of Canada…

thanks for checking on that and letting me know. In a way it's good that it's a bit ambiguous and hasn't been tested in a while.

Re: When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

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Post by tonymet »

platevoltage wrote: post #350
tonymet wrote: post #348

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if you're reading a story and there's a harmless & innocent victim and an evil , brutal and insensitive oppressor then your script was written by communists.

That statement just tells me you're not familiar with the story at all.

I remember the protagonists were multicultural utopian communists whose every venture and campaign was perfectly noble. And the antagonists were evil power hungry or corrupt races.

So of course I'm inferring the writers values here.

Re: When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

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Post by argsnd »

baud147258 wrote: post #324
argsnd wrote: post #248

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You’re just insane. It’s in the middle of the pack in the G7 in terms of size and recently at the top on growth. It does not have many problems that most other western countries do not also have. It’s significantly richer than Japan.

> It does not have many problems that most other western countries do not also have. I'd be interested in knowing what you think those problems are?

Ageing populations, declining fertility, high debt, lacklustre growth.

Re: When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

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Post by platevoltage »

tonymet wrote: post #353
platevoltage wrote: post #350

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That statement just tells me you're not familiar with the story at all.

I remember the protagonists were multicultural utopian communists whose every venture and campaign was perfectly noble. And the antagonists were evil power hungry or corrupt races. So of course I'm inferring the writers values here.

"multicultural utopian communists" was the only thing you got even remotely right.

Re: When the sun will literally set on what's left of the British Empire

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Post by tonymet »

platevoltage wrote: post #355
tonymet wrote: post #353

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I remember the protagonists were multicultural utopian communists whose every venture and campaign was perfectly noble. And the antagonists were evil power hungry or corrupt races. So of course I'm inferring the writers values here.

"multicultural utopian communists" was the only thing you got even remotely right.

aka a fantasy
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