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Re:The Queen has more power over British law than we thought by crumbshot on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @06:34PM (#26083987)
Corruption amongst other members of the upper and ruling classes is not a good reason to avoid dealing with the most undemocratic of them all.

Also, the wider principle is that there shouldn't be an untouchable hereditary ruling class at all. It's an absolute nonsense.

Re:The Queen has more power over British law than we thought by zepto on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @08:48PM (#26084933)
Most countries have a hereditary ruling class. At least with the Royal Family, you know who they are.
Re:The Queen has more power over British law than we thought by crumbshot on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @08:57PM (#26084982)
Indeed, and they should all be targeted for removal.

One of the key problems in many human societies is that most of the wealth and power ends up concentrated in the hands of the undeserving few, who use it to further enrich themselves and their families, at the expense of everyone else.

Re:The Queen has more power over British law than we thought by zepto on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @09:27PM (#26085133)
Another key problem is that every now and then someone declares themselves more deserving than the current few who are in power and lines them up against a wall to be shot by a death squad.
Re:The Queen has more power over British law than we thought by crumbshot on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @09:31PM (#26085147)
I'm not advocating for that, if that's what you're implying.

"Targeted for removal" wasn't intended as a euphemism for death squads or anything like that.

Re:The Queen has more power over British law than we thought by zepto on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @09:44PM (#26085227)
A helpful clarification.