OT: World Politics

[oscarheyman]

Best parts of season 8 of GoT:

 

[zeke]

got bless creators.

 

[zeke]

10 hours of it. brilliant.

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[MindzEye]

Rumour that Russia has requested a UN Security Council meeting Thursday to discuss western arms supply?

 

[lecoqsportif]

Explosions in Mariupol, apparently.

 

[Stinky]

Looks like old Lizzie, long in the tooth might be making room for big ears to have a turn on the big potty.

 

[LeafGm]

Guess we’ll have to re-design our $20 bills and coins in order to slap King Chucky’s ugly mug on them.

 

[anne25]

For me it is sad but not unexpected news.

 

[zeke]

Guess we’ll have to re-design our $20 bills and coins in order to slap King Chucky’s ugly mug on them.

 

[MindzEye]

Explosions in Mariupol, apparently.

Sounds like it was this

 

[Wayward DP]

I am ready to be done with the monarchy. Liz was at least somewhat likeable. Charles is not. At all.

 

[Stinky]

I am ready to be done with the monarchy. Liz was at least somewhat likeable. Charles is not. At all.

He’s pretty rad when it comes to the environment. Or so it seems.

 

[Wayward DP]

He’s pretty rad when it comes to the environment. Or so it seems.

if true, this could prompt me to reconsider.

the whole Andrew diddling kids things leaves a real sour taste though. among other issues.

 

[MindzEye]

I am ready to be done with the monarchy. Liz was at least somewhat likeable. Charles is not. At all.

This is an extremely widespread take. There was talk a few years ago of jumping directly to William for a bit

 

[anne25]

He’s pretty rad when it comes to the environment. Or so it seems.

I seem to recall that long before it was fashionable he was noted for his stance on organic gardening and farming and other environmental issues. If memory serves, he was mocked for his stance.

 

[LeafGm]

I am ready to be done with the monarchy. Liz was at least somewhat likeable. Charles is not. At all.

Liz’s eventual passing will definitely cause a lot of people/countries to re-evaluate why we’re still involved with the silly institution that is the British monarchy.

It’s one thing when you have the inertia of having in place a generally well-liked monarch that has been reigning for the entire living memory of the overwhelming majority of the population. It’s another when that suddenly changes and countries have to take the active step of formally recognizing a new (and not well-liked) monarch.

In Canada though, I bet we keep it in place, since no party has much appetite for spending political capital on constitutional wrangling.

Especially when that also re-opens the can of worms that is Quebec’s refusal to formally approve the constitution. Which won’t change under a separatist Quebec Premier that looks for wedge issues between English & French Canada wherever he can possibly find them.

 

[zeke]

The monarchy would have been toast decades ago if it weren't for Liz saving it.

 

[lecoqsportif]

Meh. 100% irrelevant, so much so that I couldn’t bother to upset shouty monarchists. Even this post seems like a waste of time…

 

[MindzEye]

Looks like the Ukies moved the sticks about 50km in Kharkiv yesterday alone. That's about as much territory regained in a day as the Russians took in donbas in 3 months of attempted advance