No its not really ,there are a diversity of views. The queen is respected by most. Just not our queen and not into that jubilee stuff.
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70 years though. Pretty amazing.
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And replace it with asshat images of PET, Cretin, Pearson, or Justin? 
I would rather have images of Ho Chi Minh, Lenin, Long Dong Silver, Attila the Hun, or even Cleopatraās Egyptian mummified clit on our dollar bills vs Liberal Party politicos or some leftist academicās PC choice. 
So leave the royals on vs having to make such decisions.
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I take it you learned little during your education in Australia thenāother than remaining an apologist of empire. 
Guy
Give me all that money, Iāll be the best patron of art in history. They contribute nothing, save as a distraction from the real problems in the UK.
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So no one visits Versailles anymore because the French ousted their parasites?
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This thread has reparations vibes.
Nah itās just time to decolonize our minds. 
Guy
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Some breathless nonsenseāmore hagiography than actual journalismāfrom Agence France-Presse (accessed via todayās Taipei Times) on the jubilee events:
Guy
Thereās some irony in them giving to the arts, after what they looted in Africa.
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King Faisal was once believed to have said that in the end there will only be Five Kings
The King of Hearts
The King of Spades
The King of Diamonds
The King of Clubs
and The King of England
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A quote made in 1948 when George VI was King, Elizabeth wouldnāt become queen until 1952.
A rather inappropriate comment IMO, she herself has avoided scandals while others in the family have not done so well.
I wish her well, even Iām not a fan of the royals, seems like she was a good sort.
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Ita ridiculous they do this jubilee for spoilt rich people when their living standards are diving. But hey not my country.
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I thought the whole village was invited.
She is indeed a good Queen
The quote is actually pro English monarchy
And means England always will have a King
The next monarch of England will be a King
It is not wishing her ill. She represents the monarchy.
She is indeed a Monarch
She is King except in name
She is a Queen who is actually The Monarch with a husband who is a Prince
She is not a Queen with a husband who is King
As
Diana would have been if she was still married to Charles when and if Charles becomes King
It is said he may not and if he does Camilla may not be Queen
Iām not saying I agree with it 100% but there is an argument that she did work tirelessly for 70 years and is considered a good queen as far as a monarchy goes. I donāt particularly like the monarchy but it does seem she has done a lot to serve the country. 70 years is certainly something amazing to celebrate.
And itās also really to let the Brits enjoy a long 4 day weekend of socializing and drinking. Something people here have sorely missed.
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4 day weekend is definitely something nice.
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Its ok nothing to see here my son is not a dodgy mothertrucker who should go to jail, the PM isnāt a serial liar and spoofer, Northern Ireland is not a toxic mess.
Britains biggest landowner is concerned about bickering right now. Is he gonna donate some land to the masses ?
My mother told me the pageant was good though 
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Prince Charles ā Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall & Rothesay, High Steward of Scotland, Lord of the Isles, etc ā is the largest private landowner in England. In his capacity as Duke of Cornwall, he owns an estate of some 135,000 acres, spread across 23 counties.
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I meant patron metaphorically. The UK has maintained or even expanded its cultural outreach over the past decades despite its declining economy and industry and they owe it to their history and traditions, of which the royal family forms a big part.
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Seems Anglo Lords own much of Ireland also, what they donāt sell to the Irish government.