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9. Exactly. I don't get the worship of Prince William, etc.

Reply to lastlib (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 5, 2013, 03:10 PM

Apr 2013

After all, didn’t we fight a little skirmish around oh, 1776 or so...something that had a lot to do with royalty?

What is it about them that makes them so special, other than their being lucky enough to have been born in a particular family? They have no outstanding talent for anything...it boils down to "Ooh, it's Prince William" (merely love of his title and riches).

I've noticed a major ramping up of their P. R. in recent years, and the James Bond video is all part of that. It’s just bullshit.

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^ ^ ^ THIS ^ ^ ^ lastlib Apr 2013 #7

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