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[b]Green Man wrote:[/b]
[quote][b]Wyot wrote:[/b]
[quote]For years I thought like Trevor, was a fervent republican. However, I changed my mind a few years back.

Precisely because they have no real power I started to look at Monarchy in a different way.

You put aside any economic argument - less monarchy does not lead to more nurses. This is not how economics works. So it boiled down to whether I wanted the archaic threads of history to thrive anachronistically today? I decided I did because our best hope for the future is to cherish and learn lessons from history. Also, our society has lost so much deference and respect in general, that it seems to me that retaining an institution that demands it is no bad thing.

Simply, does one want these things or not? Whether it is "fair" or not (the chief objection of my adolescent self) is irrelevant. And it hit me hard - yes I prefer to live in a country with a monarchy.

But being a Monarchist is different to being a Royalist. For the latter I need to retain an admiration for the current incumbents of the Royal Family. And my patience and respect is being tested by some of them.

Though I believe Charles will make a fine King.[/quote]

He likes fish like you do but not the Fish.  :laugh:

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Topic History of: God Save The King
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hedda	relieved not to see Elton yet again and didn't mind Lionel Ritchie. the light show was the winner, Palomna Faith's ridiculous dress and Katy PERRY HO HUM. NOT TERRIBLY EXCITING AND WHY NO tOM jONES?
Wyot	Trevor Sinclair wrote: so that the taxpayer can see how much we're contributing to an anastronistic legacy? You begin with an assumption you haven't justified Trevor: that anachronistic legacies are problematic. Please explain why?
Trevor Sinclair	Paying for concerts is just a small part of the support the government and taxpayer provides the Crown - although the details are never published. Ownership of royal residences is shrouded in mystery - but most are held by members of the royal family. Sandringham (with its 8,000 acres) was bought for Victoria and Albert, by the public. Why, I wonder, does HMG not publish a Royal balance sheet - so that the taxpayer can see how much we're contributing to an anastronistic legacy?
Wyot	You do get the feeling that The Royals get a bit lost and desparate when it comes to the pop music concerts they feel are necessary for every event. Charles is either not a pop music lover or has a poor and very outdated radar for popular taste. To think that George I had Handel compose the Water Music. I suspect many acts that reflect great British popular music would want nothing to do with the event. But I don't understand why they feel these pop concerts are necessary or add anything in the first place. Why not commission a new piece of classical (or perhaps long form electronic) music to add something substantial and memorable to the event? Accompanied by a new work of electronic art/dancing/performance running alongside? That concert was forgotten before the final note.
Rick	I haven't watched any of it, but I'm a bit bemused as to why they haven't been able to get British stars to dominate the King's own concert. Katy Perry and (sound effect of coffin being opened) Lionel Richie??? You can normally rely on little Reg Dwight to shoot up a royal's fundament at the first toot of a gold racing horn. Even that brown-nosing aristo-addict couldn't be arsed to turn up? Charles owes far more than he probably realises to The Beatles, seeing as they spotted John Tavener's potential before even his powdered poppinjay mates did, but he seems to have either missed the plot or just been royally snubbed. It's all a bit shambolic.