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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 07:26 AM Original message |
Keeping the monarchy, good or bad? |
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Bowline (670 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think we in the U.S. made our position on the Monarchy clear in 1776. |
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onebigbadwulf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
2. About 40% of NZers want to leave the crown |
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Guy_Montag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 07:55 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. That's probably about the same as Brits... |
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wurzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 07:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. Compared to having our President as monarch? |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 07:59 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. My platitude tends to be that I've seen too many bad presidents .... |
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wurzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 10:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. The British Royal family is an example of welfare degeneration. |
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LibLabUK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-11-04 04:54 AM Response to Reply #7 |
20. Umm... |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-11-04 07:51 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Now that's a genuine revelation, LibLab. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-11-04 08:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Someone, somewhere is still a 'British subject' |
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LibLabUK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-11-04 10:05 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Yup.. |
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yvr girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-12-04 03:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Have you seen the US Oath of Citizenship |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm in favor of keeping |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 08:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. On the other hand, nick... |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 08:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. yes, |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 09:05 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Wish it was as easy as that, nick ... |
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nickinSTL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 09:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. well, yes |
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Guy_Montag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
5. I'm rather a monarchist, |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 08:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I think there'd be those as would disagree with some of these, Guy. |
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Guy_Montag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 11:47 AM Response to Reply #8 |
17. I think we may be irreconcilable on this one... |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 11:57 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Happy to agree to differ, Guy... |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-04 05:07 AM Response to Reply #5 |
36. Interesting points ... |
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Screaming Lord Byron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 09:06 AM Response to Original message |
12. It's not an issue for Canadians. |
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D-Notice (820 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
14. Not sure... |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 09:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I guess we need to believe in ourselves ... |
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rogerashton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-10-04 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
19. As a small-r republican |
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Vladimir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-11-04 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
24. One this issue, the French revolution was spot on n/t |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-25-04 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
26. My take on the monarchy |
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Guy_Montag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-27-04 06:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Blimey |
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anakie (935 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-27-04 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
28. there is a bit of a joke down here in the colonies |
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D-Notice (820 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-28-04 09:49 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I thought it was a case of |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-12-04 08:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. bang on |
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non sociopath skin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-14-04 03:21 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. If you're gonna have a republic ... |
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Djinn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-30-04 09:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. why |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-04 06:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Funnily this batman incident |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-20-04 04:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
38. LOL! (nt) |
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LSdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-04 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
34. Does it really make any substantive difference? |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-01-04 02:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Yes, the difference is equality under the law |
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Mizmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-16-04 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
37. The monarchy ties the British people to their history |
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