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Reath Peter's avatar

I enjoyed seeing Chuck and Can get new hats

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Dave's avatar

Entertaining, Stewart. But I expect that this post will get you excommunicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury and locked up in the Tower of London by King Charles III. Sorry, eh?

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J. W. (Jeff) Kingsley's avatar

I agree, but it ain’t just the mouse.

The US has many forms of royalty, it's just that they usually don’t see it for what it is. It’s not just the showy Hollywood royalty who play the role of constitutional monarch (no formal power, but massive influence), but there are other forms of American royalty as well, such as the old families who manage to wield and exert extraordinary political power by producing unelected business leaders who can effectively buy elections with strategic donations, or create and maintain corporations that function as de facto nation states. That’s not to mention the many robber barons who can buy pharmaceutical companies with absolute legal monopolies on certain drugs and then hold vast groups of people to ransom.

Some pundits (oh wow, did I just call you a pundit? Well… you are one… deal with it :-)) have pointed out the immense financial cost of the coronation, but many people don't seem to stop to think that your average Hollywood film now costs many times what was spent of the coronation, and yet has far less historical importance.

Monarchy, in one form or another, appears to be a natural part of human civilization, whether we admit it to ourselves, or not.

(Oh, and clearly your post riled me up enough to subscribe so I could reply to your post... you... you monster)

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Brittlestar's avatar

Ha! Agreed (mostly) on all.

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Brittlestar's avatar

And thank you for subscribing!

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Wendy Lorenzi's avatar

Poor Charles. Those damned ears of his have taunted and haunted him throughout his life. Why they didn’t have them pinned back when he was a kid I will never know. And Camilla. Oh my. Queen Camilla now. Just a pair of country folk who I suspect would have been a lot happier without the Royal nonsense. I agree,it’s fun to look at the fairy tale for a bit. Two generations down we have little king designate looking properly princely,little princess looking like a mini mom and then the bratty little brother. Another generation in the soap opera !

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David Toupin's avatar

A good laugh was had by… me! You had me going with the ears and outfit. Nice touch. I’m not sure about the royalty (being of French Canadian and Acadian descent doesn’t help, I guess), but I am certain that I need laughter (comedy) to survive the challenges this world presents. Thanks!

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Brittlestar's avatar

French Canadians have Celine. 😉

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David Toupin's avatar

Low blow, but well met. 😂

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