Comments by "" (@LimeyRedneck) on "Old Etonian shocks establishment by taking seat in the House of Lords" video.

  1. As an English person (there are plenty more of us and in ever increasing numbers) is it very strange that as you say we're very secular and yet have a royal family who apparently get their authority directly from god! I even know atheists who think we should go back to having a ruling royal family... Some traditions are good as you say, but to say that makes a country more stable as Ihkilliann did is a reach. Traditions and gentlemen's agreements mean nothing here and didn't in the US either in the multi-pronged coup attempt on Jan 6th, nor in the continuing sh*t show both sides of the pond. Anyway most traditions are just doing what you're told by long since dead men. I mean legality and, or morals mean nothing so why would they? Hameron's lobbying, etc for Greensill is standard corruption for these scroungers. However good ol' Dave's actions in relation to Libya's civil war really helps to showcase just how nuts, on many levels this gilded present to him, I mean appointment as Foreign Secretary is!!! But hey, nevermind about real world problems let's just go gaga for stoat coats and shiny, stolen things! FFS!
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  2.  @bookworm1956  Thank you and I'll b cheering you guys on too, cos we're all fcuked as you said, just in different ways 🤠 Lol, good tip about the tactical voting tips! 😁 I don't know if you've heard, but one of our millionaire men of the people (Farage) is pushing for Proportional Representation. As much as I want it, it isn't perfect and not by him - arrggghhh! 🍺
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  4.  @lhkilliann  I agree and go further: Under the current system(s) it's more frequent than every five years. Capitalism via neoliberalism combined with FPTP, MSM and social media is really fcuking bad. I don't see that as an argument for royalty. As bad as democracy currently is under neoliberalism, the idea is better than actually deferring to an authority grounded in religion. Charles has a disproportionate amount of power, but is still beholden to the government who are beholden to business. I don't agree we're a working democracy, royal family, or not. People talk about the longest continuous running systems of governance and for us the longest, continuous democracy is cited variously as the Isle of Mann, Britain, US or Iceland, etc. Suggesting that this is a valued claim across the globe, albeit not everywhere. I have mixed feelings about the pomp and pageantry. I don't like the theft, waste and contrast of conspicuous consumption when people are still starving, homeless, etc, etc. Don't get me wrong, I also hate the inequality under any system. I didn't mention a written constitution and if I did I would say that I wanted/ want one. However the US has had one since inception and the idea of a living document is fine and dandy. However there are a 101 interpretations of it, much like a religious book, the bible, etc, etc. I'm idealist in that I believe the way we govern ourselves should come from ourselves as closely as possible, not an abstraction like religion, or FPTP. My case for getting rid of the monarchy is that it's unrepresentative and it's authority comes from religion. Not even all people of faith believe that religion should have any effect, at all on politics. Jesus didn't promise an earthly kingdom, he rejected the offer of the material world from the devil, in the the desert, at the end of forty days of temptation. The kingdom of god isn't material. I may be an atheist, but I paid attention in Sunday school and I'm not blinkered by my lack of faith in a god. Angry atheists are as annoying as polemic preachers. My dislike of the institution of royalty is global, not specific to Westminster. Yes, the same issues could well exist under a republic. However then the royal family can't be used as a bunch of jangling keys to distract people with, the royal family and their clingons would be one less source of corruption and money, power drain and help to make the overall picture just that bit clearer. Once we can see the real issue(s) clearer, solution(s) should be easier to arrive at 🤠💜
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