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Catherine, Princess of Wales, Has Cancer (www.nytimes.com)
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Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun chemotherapy, she announced in a video message on Friday, in which she described the past two months as “incredibly tough for our entire family.”

It comes after a period of intense uncertainty about the health of Catherine, who underwent abdominal surgery in January and largely disappeared from public view as she tried to recuperate.

Like the king, Catherine, 42, did not specify what kind of cancer she has, but asked the public and news media to respect her desire for privacy.

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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

She's not a "hereditary supposedly demi-god." Firstly because no one in Britain thinks of the royals that way and secondly, because she married into it, so it wasn't hereditary for her.

But sure, don't let her decide who she gets to love and marry.

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  • [+] -7 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    It doesn't matter what people think, this is how monarchy works. And sure she married into it, so did Marie-Antoinette, and her kids will inherit it, so that point is moot.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I see. So it's okay to be happy about her cancer because her kids inherit a figurehead position with no actual power due to who she married.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Don't worry, I wish it on her kids (when they grow up) too!

    And no, it's not true that the British Crown has no real power. They fair regularly influence legislation directly, and foreign policy in more indirect manners.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Because they chose to be born?

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  • [–] -5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Because they choose not to renounce to their inherited powers, sure.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Sorry... you know somehow that they won't do this and so because of that, you wish cancer on them?

    And even if they don't do that... what exactly would they have done in their lives that would justify a horrible, slow, agonizing death?

    We don't do that to multiple-murderers in most countries.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I said when they grown up.

    And I agree, the guillotine is faster and more humane.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Again- what would they do to deserve a guillotine? They would not be absolute monarchs. The power invested in the British crown is negligible.

    So what in specific would they do to be worthy of execution or cancer besides be part of an archaic system with no power attached to it?

    It's like you don't even understand what the point of the French Revolution was.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    The power invested in the British crown is negligible.

    They literally amend laws on a whim and dictate foreign policy. I wouldn't call that negligible, no.

    You keep saying the crown has no power, this is patently false.

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/royals-vetted-more-than-1000-laws-via-queens-consent

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/27/queen-ultimate-example-soft-power/

    https://newrepublic.com/article/172442/charles-coronation-power-british-monarchy

    Not to mention that symbolism matters.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Did you actually read that second article? If so, can you tell me why what happened in Ghana was a bad thing?

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Does something bad have to happen to acknowledge influence?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I would think that if you were arguing for why every single descendant of Queen Victoria and their spouses deserve a horrible agonizing death, you would use examples that didn't show them doing things that were a net benefit.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I’m not gonna sit here and defend the tankies in hexbear but I find sh.itjust works and kbin to have just as many shitty extremists like that piece of shit with no empathy. They never get called out like the others but I have blocked far more accounts from those two feds.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'll pile on the confirmation bias for sh.itjust.works being full of either awful or idiotic users. Not all of them and maybe not even most of them but enough of them that it's left a very noticable impression.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Well I did give you two more articles to read that clearly demonstrate it but you simply chose to ignore them. Plus whether or not it benefits them directly is besides the point.

    It's up to y'all to prove that these leeches are a net positive to society at large.

    Nevermind the strawman that I want them to have agonizing death. I clearly stated that the guillotine would be preferable. Fast and efficient.

    You can go now, it's already asking a lot to interact with bootlickers, but I won't tolerate people who act in bad faith. Bye! 👋

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Plus whether or not it benefits them directly is besides the point.

    I see, so you don't think her going to Ghana benefited Britain, which is what I asked you about. Interesting that you claim that I'm acting in bad faith after saying that...

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Again you are putting words in my mouth. And refuse to address the points that don't back up your point of view. All while moving the goal post of the original point.

    Y'all do understand what eat the rich means, right?

    Psssssht psssssht. Can you hear that? It's my can of SycophantBeGone.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    I see, so now you've moved beyond hoping descendants of Queen Victoria and the people they marry get cancer and now hope that anyone above a certain income level gets cancer.

    Which is weird, because just a few posts up you said you wouldn't want her kids to get cancer if they renounced the monarchy... even though they would still be rich.

    And I'm the one arguing in bad faith?

    Also, you said you were going to stop talking to me and you're still talking to me.

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