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[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 minutes ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

she was removed for speaking up against colonial criminals as an indigenous person. fucking boot lickers. probably literally too; wouldn't be surprised.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 hour ago

i guess they have their own gods from the dreamtime

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

SUBJECTS WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT OR PROTEST AGAINST THE RULER... It was, is and will be the norm for monarchy.

This ultra privileged section of society do nothing really nothing and just use tax payers money to showcase their immense wealth.

Let that indigenous LADY SENATOR go berserk against the RULER OF THE COMMONWEALTH who is much more energised and privileged to focus on courting with his newly „announced wife“ rather than providing advice to the problems normal people.

AT LEAST LEND AN EAR TO THE VOICE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Lidia Thorpe is not wrong when Briitish colonialism fucked the world. The British should be held accountable for that. However, this arguement can be made to absolve the Australian government of their fuckery with indigenous people.

Sure, Australia didn't become federate until the early 1900s. However, I would imagine sometime prior to that Australia was acting more or less as an independent country.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 15 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I think everyone knows it's ridiculous.

For some the monarchy is a living museum, they don't have to like it, they just find it interesting.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 hours ago (3 children)

The most expensive museum ever. Just what he's wearing in that pic has a monetary value of more than the combined wealth of your extended family.

Imagine how much better the world would be if the wealth and land holdings (a sixth of the surface of the entire planet) belonged to the people in stead of the most privileged family in existence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

But then I will miss out when it's my turn to be king!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 59 minutes ago

Sure you will, Ralph

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Yeah but what would people dream of?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

While I get your point the royal bullshit would just be placed in a museum similar to the royal regalia of the HRE or Lombardy. But yeah theyd probably be better off being kept as exclusive museum pieces rather than being put on the head of some inbred dipshit every once in a while.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

You have a man who's spray painted himself bright orange... Badly running for the premiership of your country.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 minutes ago

We elected Boris Johnson to PMship. We aren't better.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago

I can barely hear you around all the royal cock you have in your mouth, mate.

[–] [email protected] 123 points 21 hours ago (23 children)

Bro, this "king" and "queen" bullshit is fucking hilarious. It needs to fucking go away. Why the fuck would anyone be ok with some dude who's never held a job in his life to be his/her "king"? Snow white tale isn't real. Fuck off with this shit, man.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Right? "Here's a family of inbred, pedophile, do nothings. Worship them peasant, and give them your money, for they are better than you. Because reasons."

It's so stupid that we still do this in 2024. I'm a Canadian citizen for 20 years now, and when I took the oath I straight up refused to recite the pledge to the monarchy. The judge actually let it slide.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

That's actually awesome that you didn't pledge allegiance to some dude who is not even in your continent.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Then you look at the USA where a large part of the population really wants there to be a King Donald the First.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 18 hours ago

Lmfao. That's actually very fucking true. Fuck this dude

[–] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago

King D1 would like to confirm all 17 year old female subjects please.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

To be fair, this specific royal family serves in the military and does not shy from front line duty. Although they kicked the last one out for marrying a divorced mixed race woman. So there's that too...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago

So, racists? Lol

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago

Is anyone gonna talk about the article or just virtue signal about hating monarchy?

I hadn't heard albo wanted to become a republic, that's pretty interesting, but unlikely to materialise into anything because the Australia public almost certainly won't vote for it.

This is par for the course of Lidia Thorpe, she's been very hard to work with, even for other Aboriginal activists. She's a contrarian that's doesn't seem to do much besides complain, just like the commenters on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 21 hours ago (5 children)

"I am your king." "Well, I didn't vote for you." "You don't vote for kings." "Well, how'd you become king, then?"

[Angelic music plays... ]

[–] [email protected] 45 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

King Charles: "The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that my ancestor, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king."

Peasant: "Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony."

[–] [email protected] 22 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You can’t expect to wield supreme executive power just ’cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, if I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Help! Help! I’m being repressed!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago

Now we see the violence inherent in the system!

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 21 hours ago

“I had more swords than the other guy”

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

...well he's not...

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