lenaitch
Senior Member
I believe the sharpie part.
I doubt he could draw a credible map of the US let alone some 'furrin' country.
I doubt he could draw a credible map of the US let alone some 'furrin' country.
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President Donald Trump's United States of America
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UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
...it's also plausible that RFK Jr. wouldn't know the map of Middle East was if it bit him in the arse.
zang
Senior Member
Whats even more likely his decades of drug and alcohol abuse, on top of a brain eating worm, have turned his grey matter into a clumpy soup of fatty tissue that would make something like this out of whole cloth.
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
...and the take away here is that someone who is prone to exaggerations and false claims is discussing someone who is prone to exaggerations and false claims in the anecdote. There's more substance in a nothing burger that will come from this, to put it mildly.
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
In other news, this went much better than expected...
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If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the...
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Westey
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It was a huge success.In other news, this went much better than expected...
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social)
If the estimates were right, there were about 9 million people at No Kings rallies today. That would mean this protest was THIRTY TIMES AS LARGE AS THE TEA PARTY PROTEST which we were told, over and over again, was a massively important sign that US politics had shifted dramatically to the...
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picard102
Senior Member
Not having a monarch does nothing appreciable to make Canada better. It's just ideological nonsense.
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
One may assert that this is Trump's attempt to play at humour. But knowing his history, he's unlikely to be joking here...
...I mean, he takes this stuff very, very personally. And never in a good way.
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UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
As a Three Arrow person I have to disagree with this. Having no monarchy would be optimal, IMO...
...that said, having a constitutional monarchy (which we are) that keeps the powers of the crown in check is better then one that is entirely autocratic. And there is nor real political will in our country to move from that, I gather. So I will live with that...even if it's not ideal. It's certainly better than what we got State side currently, that's for sure.
picard102
Senior Member
But what appreciable difference would it make in your life, and the countries, if there was no monarch?
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
...a world where power isn't inherited and shared instead for one. But I can appreciate that's not everyone's take.
zang
Senior Member
While our monarchy is mostly symbolic, you can’t discount what symbolism they do hold. Which is they’ve always represented a bloodline that has done terrible things around the world; a bloodline that believes itself above the law; a bloodline that believes it’s family tree exists solely to rule over everyone else.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor being a great recent symbol of that.
Let’s also not forget that the Anglican Church was formed (in part) because Henry VIII wanted to deem himself God’s representative on earth superseding the pope; meaning our government and country being entwined with religion.
And the flip side of your argument is if they make no difference on the lives of Canadians and the Commonwealth, what point is there in keeping the monarchy at all? They’ve become the human equivalent of the Sam the Record Man sign that sits overlooking Sankofa Square; still around drawing resources strictly for the sake of nostalgia.
picard102
Senior Member
Because there is no need, or will to do so. It would be expensive, and change very little.
adma
Superstar
Or if I may use a more sublime comparison: PSFS is no longer, yet the building still bears the sign
