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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 celticninja »

michaelwww wrote: post #45

I admired her grace and incredible sensitivity to the role she played. To use an Americanism: "they don't make 'em like her anymore"

No they do not and for that very reason we should abolish the monarchy. It is nothing but disappointment and indifference from here on. Go out on a high note I say. It doesn't have to be in the French style, but it also doesn't not have to be in the French style.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by jackfruitpeel »

bogantech wrote: post #64
jackfruitpeel wrote: post #42

Sad on a human level, but she spent her years as the figurehead of an inherently fascist, racist institution — royalty. "Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees.”

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There were admirable things about her as a person, but the concept of monarchy is a stain on humanity. I can't respect anyone who supports the idea of superiority by virtue of bloodline.

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by viridian »

yreg wrote: post #2

When she was born there were less than 2 billion people on Earth. Now there are almost 8 billion of us.

The crazy thing is that we not ever see 10 billion at this rate. Globally we are down to 2.1 births per woman, and the majority of nations now have a birth rate below 2, meaning most countries are below replacement. And even the positive birth rate countries are rapidly trending downwards (with the exceptions of Uzbekistan, Kahzakstan, and Iran).

It will be very interesting to see how the population J curve flatlining affects global society. We live in interesting times.

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Post by shawabawa3 »

collegeburner wrote: post #61
Hongwei wrote: post #36

RIP. As a Canadian I've always liked that we technically had the Queen as our head of state. I wonder how attitudes will change now that her 70 year reign.

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People hate change is the short answer

The status quo has a lot of momentum and you need some sort of catalyst to make the change. Liz managed to avoid much controversy so that catalyst never appeared - perhaps her death will trigger the will to change it

Re: Queen Elizabeth II has died

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Post by that_guy_iain »

ars wrote: post #50
mzs wrote: post #6

Britain’s plan for when Queen Elizabeth II dies: POLITICO has obtained documents laying out Operation LONDON BRIDGE in granular detail https://www.politico.eu/article/queen-elizabeth-death-plan-b...

There can't be very many people alive who have been to a state funeral of this magnitude, let alone actually planned one. Is there another monarch alive with this many subjects?

I don't think there is another Royal family of the same prestidge. There are other royal families in Europe but you don't hear much about them.
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