| The Royal family are so irrelevant 19:16 - Apr 10 with 10478 views | Bluefish |
Moving matches for that is so ridiculous
The contest to grieve the loudest continues
RIP old man but there is no tragedy |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 12:11 - Apr 11 with 2661 views | HARRY10 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 12:01 - Apr 11 by Blueschev |
A 99 year old man dying is not a significant historical event. |
Given his wife's age I should imagine having to live through it twice is an almost nailed on certainty |  | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 13:00 - Apr 11 with 2612 views | solemio |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:50 - Apr 10 by Kropotkin123 |
That will be insufferable. Will definitely go on holiday to get away from it all. |
The day of Diana's funeral we went up on Exmoor to get away from it all. Hardly saw a soul. | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 13:12 - Apr 11 with 2594 views | leitrimblue |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 22:46 - Apr 10 by SitfcB |
It’s pretty much a once in a lifetime moment for most, some of us might live through it twice. We are living through history and people should just go with it. |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 15:11 - Apr 11 with 2541 views | ronnyd |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 13:00 - Apr 11 by solemio |
The day of Diana's funeral we went up on Exmoor to get away from it all. Hardly saw a soul. |
Drove away to visit son in Somerset, roads were lovely.  | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 15:54 - Apr 11 with 2511 views | HARRY10 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 13:00 - Apr 11 by solemio |
The day of Diana's funeral we went up on Exmoor to get away from it all. Hardly saw a soul. |
I don't think the hearse passed that way, if I recall | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 17:28 - Apr 11 with 2457 views | jeera |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 10:40 - Apr 11 by The_Flashing_Smile |
You missed Lady Diana then? |
Fair point.
Away from all that was that Diana's passing was a tragedy.
The loss of a young woman's life in circumstances that should never have happened.
That was a mournful loss.
It cannot be compared with the passing of an old chap of 99 years in any way.*
*I know you aren't/haven't/wasn't. Just tagged onto your post as it was the one I was reading and it is shorter than a lot of the others. [Post edited 11 Apr 2021 17:33]
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 17:56 - Apr 11 with 2431 views | solemio |
Whatever you or I may think about it at the last count 81% were in favour of the institution continuing. For the last few decades it has been 18 or 19% who wanted it abolished. So clearly not irrelevant to them. | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 18:16 - Apr 11 with 2407 views | 26_Paz |
Show some respect |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 18:23 - Apr 11 with 2402 views | dickie |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 18:16 - Apr 11 by 26_Paz |
Show some respect |
Grow up. | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 18:25 - Apr 11 with 2397 views | Felstow1978 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:41 - Apr 10 by stantheman |
Watching his funeral will probably more entertaining that watching us play tbf, so don't stress. |
Presumably the funeral will be played with just the one up front?? | |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 18:26 - Apr 11 with 2399 views | HARRY10 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 17:56 - Apr 11 by solemio |
Whatever you or I may think about it at the last count 81% were in favour of the institution continuing. For the last few decades it has been 18 or 19% who wanted it abolished. So clearly not irrelevant to them. |
I suspect you have just made up these figures, as no where can I find any evidence of them, or anything close to them
I can find these (8th March 2021)however, which give rather a different picture
https://www.ipsos.com/ipsos-mori/en-uk/royal-family-makes-uk-appear-traditional- | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 18:32 - Apr 11 with 2390 views | solemio |
No, I did not make them up, although they may now be a couple of years out of date.
The survey that you point to says that 17% want the monarchy abolished, so fewer than I suggested.
I am not a monarchist myself so I am only concerned with the facts. | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 18:32 - Apr 11 with 2391 views | jeera |
I did think Solemio's numbers sounded a bit suspect but thought whilst we're being respectful to remember he is getting on a bit.
Poor old Charles is some way down that list of popularity. I've always quite liked the old boy myself.
The relegation zone seems to reflect current opinions though. | |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:56 - Apr 11 with 2357 views | solemio |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 18:32 - Apr 11 by jeera |
I did think Solemio's numbers sounded a bit suspect but thought whilst we're being respectful to remember he is getting on a bit.
Poor old Charles is some way down that list of popularity. I've always quite liked the old boy myself.
The relegation zone seems to reflect current opinions though. |
But now that Harry10 has provided an up-to-date statistic showing that I slightly understated people's wish to retain the monarchy I'm sure you have now realised that I was correct.
By the way, don't let young Facters see you dissing someone on grounds of age. Also I am not 'getting on a bit'. I am ancient. | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:05 - Apr 11 with 2347 views | jeera |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:56 - Apr 11 by solemio |
But now that Harry10 has provided an up-to-date statistic showing that I slightly understated people's wish to retain the monarchy I'm sure you have now realised that I was correct.
By the way, don't let young Facters see you dissing someone on grounds of age. Also I am not 'getting on a bit'. I am ancient. |
Not sure when using your calculations you could be considered entirely 'correct', but these percentages look pretty damn familiar!
I wonder what connection there could possibly be:
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:09 - Apr 11 with 2338 views | Mullet |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 12:01 - Apr 11 by HARRY10 |
It provides a 'spectacle for the lumpen proletariat
a sort of
'dead' and circuses |
I think you mean "lumpenproleteriat" which is interesting. Do you mean it in the original slum workers definition or some later approximation? [Post edited 11 Apr 2021 20:11]
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:16 - Apr 11 with 2329 views | HARRY10 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 18:32 - Apr 11 by solemio |
No, I did not make them up, although they may now be a couple of years out of date.
The survey that you point to says that 17% want the monarchy abolished, so fewer than I suggested.
I am not a monarchist myself so I am only concerned with the facts. |
"17% want the monarchy abolished"
they don't state that, it is about whether the UK would be better or not
and there certainly is not " 81% were in favour of the institution continuing"
and if you were interested in facts, you would have checked your figures | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:20 - Apr 11 with 2316 views | HARRY10 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:09 - Apr 11 by Mullet |
I think you mean "lumpenproleteriat" which is interesting. Do you mean it in the original slum workers definition or some later approximation? [Post edited 11 Apr 2021 20:11]
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later, but retaining the same 'ignorance' | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:27 - Apr 11 with 2308 views | Mullet |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:20 - Apr 11 by HARRY10 |
later, but retaining the same 'ignorance' |
I'm not sure they'd have the patriotic worldview to be fair to make sense of that use. Engels saw them as self-serving and a result of feudalism decaying after all. | |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:31 - Apr 11 with 2293 views | HARRY10 |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:27 - Apr 11 by Mullet |
I'm not sure they'd have the patriotic worldview to be fair to make sense of that use. Engels saw them as self-serving and a result of feudalism decaying after all. |
you've lost me there | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 23:22 - Apr 11 with 2228 views | KidKlugs |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 12:01 - Apr 11 by Blueschev |
A 99 year old man dying is not a significant historical event. |
historians view prince albert dying as a significant historical event though for the way it affected victoria and this could turn out the same for all we know | | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 23:31 - Apr 11 with 2212 views | J2BLUE |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 23:22 - Apr 11 by KidKlugs |
historians view prince albert dying as a significant historical event though for the way it affected victoria and this could turn out the same for all we know |
Victoria lived for forty years after Albert died. She was 42 when he died.
Apples and oranges. |  |
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| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 23:56 - Apr 11 with 2186 views | Churchman |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 20:42 - Apr 10 by MattinLondon |
Fishers, I think that the Royal Family are quite popular and I think that they do care - but care as in wanting to watch the funeral on telly and make somber statements on Facebook. Possibly care enough to change their avatar to Philip for the day.
Whether they really, deep down give two s**ts about him is doubtful.
Not sure if I swerved your question or not. [Post edited 10 Apr 2021 20:43]
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My gut feeling is that the Royal Family are pretty popular, but I don’t know. If they are, much of that may be due to lack of viable alternatives when you look at the likes of idiot Trump and Emperor Macron.
Personally I have never been a monarchist. It’s not about the individuals, but a constitutional/support of privilege thing for me, which I believe is out of kilter with the 21st century. I’d definitely have been on the Parliamentarians side (New Model Army n all that jazz)- without the banning of Christmas and fun stuff that Cromwell and the Puritan gang were into.
It’ll be on the tv at home because the misses will want to see it. No problem, each to their own. I’ll be able to read up on our fine 4-0 win at Charlton....ahem |  | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 08:46 - Apr 12 with 2099 views | Leaky |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 19:45 - Apr 10 by Bluefish |
It has never happened in my lifetime so a bit of a nonsense to claim traditions. If we are going back hundreds of years for royal traditions you will have a shock |
Perhaps that's because your only 10 years old |  | | |
| The Royal family are so irrelevant on 09:30 - Apr 12 with 2066 views | HARRY10 |
I can tell you what is irrelevant
that animal with the big ears and a trunk  | | | |
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