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Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by jackfruitpeel on Thursday September 08, 2022 @01:47PM (#32769074)
Sad on a human level, but she spent her years as the figurehead of an inherently fascist, racist institution — royalty.

"Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tendency to bend at the knees.”

Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by dang on Thursday September 08, 2022 @02:02PM (#32769348)
Please don't take HN threads into political flamewar or on tedious generic tangents.

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Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by jackfruitpeel on Thursday September 08, 2022 @05:33PM (#32772385)
Apologies. In retrospect a comment that didn't add much.
Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by howmayiannoyyou on Thursday September 08, 2022 @01:53PM (#32769165)
Look at Liz Truss' cabinet and the overall upward mobility of minorities in the UK and explain how there's any credible argument of fascist/racist leadership that pervades (as opposed to harasses) UK society? No doubt your assessment standard will be perfection from which you will cherry pick counter examples, but the reality is no country in the world has integrated more successfully - overall - than the UK.
Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by dang on Thursday September 08, 2022 @02:03PM (#32769363)
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Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by jackfruitpeel on Thursday September 08, 2022 @01:56PM (#32769249)
It's the concept of monarchy I have a problem with. Not the UK in particular ( though your actions in Northern Ireland remain shameful).
Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by bogantech on Thursday September 08, 2022 @01:51PM (#32769138)
> Sad on a human level, but she spent her years as the figurehead of an inherently fascist, racist institution — royalty.

She was fighting fascist and Nazis before your parents were even born

Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by jackfruitpeel on Thursday September 08, 2022 @01:55PM (#32769225)
There were admirable things about her as a person, but the concept of monarchy is a stain on humanity. I can't respect anyone who supports the idea of superiority by virtue of bloodline.
Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by mariusor on Thursday September 08, 2022 @02:10PM (#32769504)
Excuse my cynicism, but current European monarchies are just diplomatic services that are bred instead of hired.

They represent a "superior bloodline" only if you have a chip on your shoulder.

Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by dang on Thursday September 08, 2022 @02:03PM (#32769378)
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Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by dang on Thursday September 08, 2022 @02:01PM (#32769333)
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Re:Queen Elizabeth II has died by 6d6b73 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @01:58PM (#32769273)
Fascism, communism and monarchy are a different side of the same coin.