Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
An inspirational address to a country facing an onslaught from tyrannical fascism. Those children did create a better and happier world, and I just hope we don't forget the lessons of the past.
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An inspirational address to a country facing an onslaught from tyrannical fascism. Those children did create a better and happier world, and I just hope we don't forget the lessons of the past.
Dr.D00p
Gold Member
Isn't it amazing how abuse towards an old lady, now dead is acceptable and permitted but say anything remotely critical of a man that decides to tuck his knob between his legs and call himself Danielle, is completely beyond acceptable behavior and will get you an immediate ban.
Almost worth launching a crowd funder to pay someone to DDOS attack the site out of existence.
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MilkyJoe
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Yoboman
Member
Things were stable under Lizzy seeing how hands off she was around and hands off but the concept of the head of state being the King or Queen of England is unnecessary. Most Aussies do not think that way when we elect a PM every few years. And just introduces an unnecessary risk that such a monarch could overturn our elections. If the crown decides they want to get involved there's not a lot stopping them.
Ogbert
Member
They are thick.
Poorly educated, boring fools who do not have a single original or interesting idea amongst the hive mind.
Ogbert
Member
And who stops the government if they decide to overturn an election?
Kerotan
Member
My post being specific was deleted so what do you expect me to do lol. Anyway it's obvious I can't discuss so PM me if you care.
Yoboman
Member
An elected equivalent to the Governor General instead of one appointed by some monarch from across the world
MudoSkills
Volcano High Alumnus (Cum Laude)
I can't believe that at this historic moment, a period of national mourning, they still won't let us know whether or not we're all getting a day off.
Signal Rockets
Banned
Trolls were leaving disrespectful comments about her on some sites as well.
Pretty shallow to mock a person after they have died, eh?
Humans make mistakes, but they're still a person.
Pretty shallow to mock a person after they have died, eh?
Humans make mistakes, but they're still a person.
My thoughts exactly.
She performed her role with dignity and appeared to be a genuine individual.
SirTerry-T
Member
Huw was a bloody trooper yesterday, he was still broadcasting at 11pm last night.
Tams
Member
Held it together incredibly well as well. But even his voice broke during the initial announcement.
jufonuk
not tag worthy
They’re not allowed to. Heaven forbid that you are free thinker or question authority. It’s so 1984 there. Thought police.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
I want to believe that story. Holy hell that's great.
Rossco EZ
Member
brilliant
Spaceman292
Banned
Why was it deleted?
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
There was a similar one where apparently another tourist said to her that she looked just like the Queen to which she replied 'that is very reassuring, thank you'
EDIT: Apologies - full story:-
Artist Juliet Pannett recalled another hilarious case of misidentification. When she was painting a portrait of Queen Elizabeth, the monarch told her about a funny run-in she had while out buying groceries. "In one of her stories, she told us she had been at Sandringham one day," Pannett said. "They were having tea when they ran out of cake. So, the queen said she had gone down to the local shop to buy some, wearing a head scarf. As she came out of the shop, an elderly lady said, 'Good heavens, you look just like the queen.' She replied 'How reassuring' and just kept walking. It was a wonderful tale."
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Kerotan
Member
My post going into specifics and I can understand the moderators POV. They want the thread to be about her death and not turning into an argument.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Duty and service above all else.
STARSBarry
Gold Member
People are quite harsh on Charles, and for good reason he married Diana to produce heirs rather than the women he loved who was unfortunately unable to produce children.
After the aftermath of Diana his name was tarnished pretty much from then. However since the 70's he has consistantly brought up environmental issues, and no matter how ridiculed he was at the time kept going, now people are actively asking why more has not been done while this man has campaigned for decades on this very subject while under intense consistant mockery.
He founded the Princes trust which I'm not going to lie is one of the big things that made me respect the man. Honestly it's surprising how many things that are required right now Charles had the foresight to set up decades ago.
I'm no royalist but I do think people are overly harsh on Charles, for a bunch of rich ponces they do a good bit of good behind the scenes if you go looking for it.
thegame983
Member
STARSBarry
Gold Member
Just wanted to post this for those wondering how Charles speaks.
This speech is 52 years old now, think about public figures who said this even 20 years ago they where laughed at. Now how accurate it is still today, and he's not laughing he's just disappointed.
And people only talk about the campaigning of Diana, in many ways I think Charles rubbed off on Diana (as well as inside, hence the marriage) her activism kicked off during and after the marriage.
However he has been consistant for half a century with this and I hardly see him stopping as King.
This speech is 52 years old now, think about public figures who said this even 20 years ago they where laughed at. Now how accurate it is still today, and he's not laughing he's just disappointed.
And people only talk about the campaigning of Diana, in many ways I think Charles rubbed off on Diana (as well as inside, hence the marriage) her activism kicked off during and after the marriage.
However he has been consistant for half a century with this and I hardly see him stopping as King.
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tmlDan
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Let us at least appreciate everything she has done for the world and the UK. This is about her death not the monarchy and how people despise it.
Here are some facts about her life:
Nobody is perfect but she had a tremendous impact on many peoples lives.
Here are some facts about her life:
- In WW2 the Queen joined an all-female auxiliary territorial service and trained as a mechanic, even though this wasn't a front line role, 335 ATS supports were killed.
- She was solely responsible with raising the profile of the UK while managing the decline and the dissolution of the empire. Today there are 54. That means that Queen Elizabeth oversaw a process in which practically the entire British Empire transformed into a voluntary association of sovereign nations.
- In 1961, she visited the former British colony of Ghana, which had gained independence just a few years earlier in 1957. During that trip, a charm offensive in one of the first members of the Commonwealth, she was filmed dancing with the country’s leader, Kwame Nkrumah, at a time when segregation still existed in the U.S.
- Queen Elizabeth had traditional values that were instilled in her upon her inception, that meant no political and public discourse about controversial subjects and mourning the death of Diana the royal way, which meant staying silent and out of public view for a few days in a time where people wanted more public appearances.
- she supported more than 600 charities in Britain (the royal family as a whole officially supports nearly 3,000 charities around the world). The queen was responsible at least in part for raising an eye-popping £1.4 billion (close to $2 billion). The queen made it a special focus of her life to help reduce poverty.
Nobody is perfect but she had a tremendous impact on many peoples lives.
VN1X
Banned
jufonuk
not tag worthy
God save us from the queen.Now in death she carries on that legacy:
*wipes away tear*
thegame983
Member
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
She has only bowed her head once in public.
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I remember that live on the day; from what I remember this wasn't majorly pre planned, no rehearsal and they just did it perfectly.
nightmare-slain
Member
I always respected the queen but I was by no means a staunch monarchist. I've tried thinking of words to say how exactly how I feel but I can't find them so might ramble. These first 24 hours or so of a post Elizabethan era feel extremely strange. She was loved across the world by many but I don't think you can truly understand what she was unless you were from the UK. Throughout everything of the last 70 years and perhaps even the last 80-85 years she has been there to reassure, comfort, and give strength to us. As a child she made a speech to the children of WW2 who were being separated from their families and only just a couple years ago as a result of COVID/lockdowns she spoke to everyone about how we would meet our friends and family again. That helped give people strength as they struggled with loneliness, anxiety, depression.
I would say that you don't really feel history being made but the last couple years we have all felt it with COVID and war. The death of the Queen is an almost violent turning of the wheel. We can take comfort in that this is a new beginning and we should be hopeful of the future but it still a very strange and scary time. Few people are alive that saw or remember when she became Queen. It will take a long time to adjust and for it to sink in.
Thank you for serving these old islands, your majesty, Elizabeth the Great. May you rest in peace and rise in grace.
I would say that you don't really feel history being made but the last couple years we have all felt it with COVID and war. The death of the Queen is an almost violent turning of the wheel. We can take comfort in that this is a new beginning and we should be hopeful of the future but it still a very strange and scary time. Few people are alive that saw or remember when she became Queen. It will take a long time to adjust and for it to sink in.
Thank you for serving these old islands, your majesty, Elizabeth the Great. May you rest in peace and rise in grace.
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///PATRIOT
Banned
I have a question to our Brit mates:
The Queen was an amazing leader. Humble, serious, she opened her mouth when needed, not to say dumbshit. Basically, she was not like the 90% of politician leaders(clowns)
But How well does the new king measure up to the former Queen?
The Queen was an amazing leader. Humble, serious, she opened her mouth when needed, not to say dumbshit. Basically, she was not like the 90% of politician leaders(clowns)
But How well does the new king measure up to the former Queen?
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
He has to keep his gob shut now and keep out of politics / world events etc like his mother did.
Fear is (not from me) that William will now become his mouthpiece.
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SirKicksalot
Member
Is there a store or service that delivers UK newspapers worldwide? Other than Ebay.
Cyberpunkd
Member
He gets a lot of shit, but obviously they were both unhappy in the marriage. People forget Diana had psychotic accidents and depressive episodes, and I think Charles and the family was totally unprepared for how to deal with it.
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FunkMiller
Gold Member
The King’s speech was extremely good. Excellent words, timbre and tone. With the shaking of hands with the crowd earlier and this, he’s starting his reign well. Hopefully it will be the making of him. His mother certainly set him up for it.
ForAcademicPurposes
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Kenpachii
Member
He should side step and make prince william king, absolute dumb to go for it at 70 years old.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Why would he do that? Burden his kid with all that responsibility, as a young father? Charles is right to take the throne, and let his son mature.
nightmare-slain
Member
No way he'd do it. He's "only" 73. If he lives as long as the Queen he will reign for another 23 years. His mum lived to 96, his dad lived to 99, his grandmother to 101 so we can expect a long life from King Charles. Queen Elizabeth was extraordinary with such a long reign. A lot of kings and queens of britain only got about 6-10 years. The only ones who even come close to Queen Elizabeth II are Victoria (63 years) and George III (59 years). After that it's 33, 25, and 15 years.
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Lady Jane
Banned
Right? His children are at a developing age. I'm willing to be that he rather watch his children grow up to their 20's than be a king in that period.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Nobody should have to take on the role of a monarch when they are young. It rarely works out well. In fact Elizabeth was probably one of the only ones who handled it. I don’t think people realise just how demanding a role it actually is.
Cyberpunkd
Member
This is not a popularity contest, that would be opposite of that Elizabeth stood for. William is much less experienced and qualified to be king than Charles is.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
It should probably be noted that the Queen kept out of politics and world events publically. In private, she had many opinions, and had great influence on the actions of some of her prime ministers. I fully expect Charles to be the same. He’ll retain her level of public silence, but I fully expect him to use his position to forward his own beliefs in private.
Damn, London 2012 was the peak this country got to, people were happy, UK Pride was a thing, things wern't totally fucked, we got to celebrate our history, etc. All been downhill since then.
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