I wouldn't use Celtic is an example of "British Football" or British attitudes. They would likely be offended by that! They are the republican side of the Irish sectarian divide in Glasgow and will sing pro-IRA songs and such.
There is plenty of anti/disinterest in Britain about the Monarchy but probably not enough vitriol to get that chant elsewhere. There would probably need to be a specific catalyst e.g. if Prince Andrew turned up at a game then chants calling him a Paedo would be guaranteed. For most Brits, if you don't like the Monarchy, it's very easy to just ignore it. Celtic is on a different level.
That said the point was that it's unimaginable that supporters at a US sporting event chanting about how they hate their head of state. I disagree - someone is forgetting about the origin of "Let's go Brandon"
> I disagree with that - someone is forgetting about the origin of "Let's go Brandon"
The US system is "fine" with 49% of the population hating the elected president. The president is not the monarch, nor representing the supreme political ideal. AFAICT the equivalent of anti-monarchy in the US is denouncing the US constitution.
That's true for Wales and Northern Ireland, but the original union of the crowns had the Scottish king becoming the king of both England and Scotland.
But yeah the US equivalent might be insulting the constitution or even the flag.
The equivalent you might be looking for is the clowns expect us to swear allegiance to them and their offspring on Saturday. I'll happily swear at them but it won't be my allegiance.
Time to end this scam.
If you wanted to frame it as a tax rate it'd be high than a normal citizen's.
I'm not ideologically royalist, but I'd rather have the current system than an elected president.
Got a source? According to The Guardian they use no end of smoke and mirrors so the plebs can't find out how much they're worth. Not to mention them not being subject to inheritance tax.
So their tax rate is 75% - 85%.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2023/apr/...
The Gruanidad has been running a series on this (especially nice to see in the run up to the coronation) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/series/cost-of-the-crown
In particular, from here, https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/07/british-roya...
> Elizabeth II and Charles III have extracted cash payments worth more than £1.2bn from two hereditary estates that pay no tax, in addition to the millions they receive in public funding for their official duties. In 2022, they received £21m each from the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall respectively, despite a centuries-old debate over whether the two estates in fact belong to the British nation.
Case in point, "The Black Spider Memos":
And John Lydon getting knifed and nearly lynched by a mob for writing God Save the Queen is still somewhat fresh in the British psyche.
Hard to imagine the US equivalent to the British football stadium crowds chanting "stick the coronation up my arse": https://twitter.com/herecelts/status/1652687767942443009