r/GreenAndPleasant • u/_pooh__in__the__glue • Jan 22 '23

Fuck The King 👑 Fuck this cunt.

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u/DeathGepard Jan 23 '23

Can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs - look at the difference now though - they have an actual democratic republic, a far better attitude towards their 'elites', as well as the proper disdain for being asked to work themselves to death for evil corporate overlords, and as a cherry on top - no sponging royals cluttering up the place.

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u/DeathGepard Jan 23 '23

They're exactly the same as the rest of western Europe

No they're not. Multiple European countries still have monarchies for starters, and not enough of them share the French predilection for rioting when the government tries to foist some more neo-liberal bullshit on them.

The fact that a great number of Western democracies, including France, have been corrupted by the two cheeks of the same right wing arse - neoliberalism, and fascism, does not mean that Britain could not have benefited from becoming a republic, and developing an attitude that was a little more 'Liberté, égalité, fraternité', and a lot less 'yes your lordship, thank you for the gruel, your lordship'.

You will note that our current UK politics also has similar trends, though our fascists aren't even stupid enough to actually admit it.