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In reply to the discussion: The Royal Wedding sure has brought out the curmudgeons in force. [View all]DemoHack
(90 posts)27. Some people have a problem with "royalty."
Special bloodlines bestowed upon certain people to rule over other certain people, often through divinity or force or oppression or war.
This is 2018, even with harmless "royalty," this is a ridiculous and tired idea.
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Spending a couple of hours watching a wedding on TV is hardly a distraction,
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#4
Aha. Sorry. There have been too many similarly worded posts this morning
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#14
No worries. I've spent most of my spare time while working mocking folks in the other thread
Blue_Adept
May 2018
#19
Yeah, it's amazing how many people go to the trouble to tweet that they "don't care"
mainer
May 2018
#3
I don't know how keenly he wants the throne, but it's been a LONG time coming.
BobTheSubgenius
May 2018
#82
Anything that keeps Trump and his gang of criminals out of the media is fine with me!
smirkymonkey
May 2018
#8
Hard to believe people who say they don't care when they spend so much effort...
Kaleva
May 2018
#11
Apparently I care that they spend the effort telling us how much they don't care.
Kaleva
May 2018
#16
It is silly it matters at all. No different than any other wedding today. Stupid. nt
USALiberal
May 2018
#21
It matters on a global scale, and should matter to the thinking minds that grasp the gravity of it.
Civic Justice
May 2018
#23
For the British, it is. The royal family is a national symbol for them -
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#33
Not exactly. The Revolutionary War was fought to separate the colonies
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#58
As well you should read additional perspectives and interpretations from those who were there.
LanternWaste
May 2018
#83
That wasn't the reason. They decided not to invite any politicians,
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#48
My mother-in-law was from the UK, who met my father-in-law during WWII and she
JoeOtterbein
May 2018
#38
And all the sappy cornballs, Renaissance Fair romantics, and swooning starry-eyed
Nitram
May 2018
#43
There are always a few who want to point out that they are serious people
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2018
#60
I watched from beginning to end, and was delighted. And after getting some sleep, I tuned in to....
Tarheel_Dem
May 2018
#78