Been 3 years and I still think about this from time to time. Sooooo many boohoos over a monarchist 🙄

  • Etterra@discuss.online
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    12 hours ago

    Meanwhile in America: Oh hey, a former president died. Anyway, time to get to work.

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      10 hours ago

      But Queen Elizabeth was not “former” queen. What would happen if a President would die (of natural causes) on the job?

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        7 hours ago

        Formerly, there’d be an outpouring like JFK if it was dramatic enough, but no pomp and circumstance on the scale of the Queen.

        Now? It would be a shitshow divided by party affiliation :/

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          Scale it considering that a president is appointed for 4 years, a monarch for life. Overall, I don’t find it weird that people need time to mourn when their political system gets a good shake…