No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain

Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday April 30, 2023 @10:22PM (#35768475)

Did you miss the part where TFA is about the British sovereign specifically? That's why I commented on it, but yes, I think they're all bonkers, though I do think the British Royal family (and British media) play up the pomp around their royals more than in most other countries.

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Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by eichin on Sunday April 30, 2023 @10:31PM (#35768520)

Also, isn't the British Monarchy the only one Americans have had cause to take up arms against, multiple times? (To the point where we still do annual re-enactments of some of the events?)

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Re:No, the King doesn't own all the swans in Britain by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday April 30, 2023 @10:35PM (#35768532)

No, the US has fought against plenty of monarchies plenty of times, e.g. the Spanish American War, WWI, etc.

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