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I always saw her as a stabilizing force and a peacemaker on the world stage.
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Even as an American, and a lifelong texan, the Queen's death touched me. <br><br>
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I always saw her as a stabilizing force and a peacemaker on the world stage.
Last edited by elevenism; 09-09-2022 at 09:57 AM.
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Pretty sure genetics had nothing to do with it.Originally Posted by versusreality
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I feel you: TRUST me.
But even with the best healthcare money can buy, genetics DO play a role.
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It's not even about health care. It's about not having to deal with a lot of the stress that non-royals have to deal with.
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I hear that.
On the other hand, my maternal great grandparents made it to 94 and 96, respectively, lived through the great depression, and were around till I was 19 or 20.
And I'd argue that such a position comes with its own set of stressors: heavy is the head that wears the crown and such.
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I’m with @elevenism etc. Genetics play a huge role, minus stupid shit like smoking or drinking or obesity.
QE2’s Dad, King George VI, died at age 56 from lung cancer. The guy smoked like a chimney.
The Windsors are also known for a REALLY active lifestyle. QE2 was walking a lot and riding her horse up until a few years ago when she began experiencing mobility issues. Horseback riding in your 90s is kinda nuts, but it’s something she loved. Science has proven that regular exercise is the fountain of youth.
Anyway … today, not surprisingly, William and Catherine became the Prince and Princess of Wales.
And Robert Smith clearly does not care at all … lol
Last edited by allegro; 09-10-2022 at 02:36 AM.
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Well, 10 years and one day haha.
Also, as a Cure fan, I just gotta say he is spot on about the monarchy. Basically Britain subsidizes their Kardashians with tax dollars. I know, history and all that matters, but there's got to be a better way of celebrating history. Nothing against the royals personally either. If I had been born king I'm sure I'd have felt like I hit the lotto. It used to be a burden but now it's just ceremony they have to worry about.
They may all be nice people but the classicism is disgusting.
I was nobody. Nothing.
On the other hand, we here in the US subsidize our WARLORDS with tax dollars.
I mean, the UK does, too. But I was just thinking of the time Noam Chomsky, during the bush admin, said that if recent us presidents were subject to the standards of Nuremberg, they'd be executed.
At least the whole royal family bit is quaint and like, how you say...far less deadly?
At least that.
But the whole thing IS peculiar for sure.
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Well, yeah, but the whole reason the royal family is benign now is because they no longer have political power of any significance. But let's not forget their history. They come from the old world. The world in which everything was up for grabs and whoever had the best army and conquered the most land had the most resources. And well, they won. For a long time they won.
But try going back in time and telling Anne Boleyn the royals aren't deadly. They were essentially the Lannisters from Game of Thrones and the royals that exist today are merely their genetic descendants. They are the distant offspring of a once great empire that did absolutely nothing to gain their standing in the world today. I don't begrudge them for cashing in their winning ticket. But I DO scratch my head at the folks who worship them, as if they are worthy of it.
I was nobody. Nothing.
I hear you loud and clear, @burnmotherfucker!
You can ALSO draw a clear line from that empire to the American/Western empire, I'd say, especially considering the "special relationship."
But I mean, everything is all fucked up, everywhere, now and previouslyWhat are you gonna do, you know?
I fucking love Obama, but how many innocent people do you think he killed, as the drone strikingist POTUS, ever?
When WE become archaeology and re-evolve or whatever, people are going to think we worshipped celebs as gods.
Imagine if the first finds are from superhero movies. "They worshipped some sort of man made of iron. There was a morally ambiguous Bat God, doing eternal battle with a smiling Trickster God.
And with the royals, well, perhaps we'd dig it more, if they were directly symbolic of OUR shit. I wouldn't know. I've barely ventured outside Texas, and lived in 2 whole places: the panhandle and dallas. So hell. Idk.
Ok, it's getting pretty fucking drifty: I'll see myself out.
Last edited by elevenism; 09-12-2022 at 10:42 PM.
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Of course we are tied to that history. That old money stretches back longer than most people realize. Without England there is no us. I never said we were the model country, but at least we ditched the arbitrary bloodline king bullshit.I hear you loud and clear, @burnmotherfucker!
You can ALSO draw a clear line from that empire to the American/Western empire, I'd say, especially considering the "special relationship."
But I mean, everything is all fucked up, everywhere, now and previously
I fucking love Obama, but how many innocent people do you think he killed, as the drone strikingist POTUS, ever?
And I like Obama too and I think he's the best president in my lifetime but I'd stop short of saying I love the guy. Anyone with that much power anywhere at anytime in any country HAS to be a bad person deep down. Good people simply do not seek power, at least not that I've ever witnessed.
The celebrity worship part bothers me about our country in the same way the royal worship bothers me about Britain. It's ridiculous. But I'd actually argue that Batman is a much better moral framework to gain value from than either. It's even better than religion in that the stories are not set in stone but rather archetypes that can bend and shift to explore different aspects of the human condition. I'd also argue that they will NOT think we worshipped such a thing as if it were a religion. There will be ample information for future generations to realize that these were stories that we enjoyed and played with to reflect our world. Some of it was pretty banal (Marvel, all of Marvel!) and some of it was quite deep (Sandman). But I do concede that it's sad that some our best books (you know, some of those without all the pictures) get no traction in the zeitgeist anymore.
I, for one, would almost certainly like it LESS. I'm a whole lot more annoyed that I have to see a Kardashian news story every day I open my feed to see if anyone got nuked overnight. If I lived in England and it was the royals instead everyday I'd feel the same way about them.
But my apologies, I didn't mean to derail the thread in the wake of Elizabeth's death. I'm sure she was a nice lady and all.
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I was nobody. Nothing.
Philly rapper PNB Rock, killed at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles, at 30.
His girlfriend took a picture of her plate and posted it to Instagram, including location.
And BEFORE THE POOR BASTARD HAD FINISHED HIS CHICKEN AND WAFFLES, some grim fucker came in, robbed him, and went ahead and murdered him, too.
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no surprise there. a string of those types of murders (people posting their location on social media) exist.
a friend in the hood told me: "always post the pictures of you out somewhere like 2 or 3 days after it actually occurs. you don't want no people pulling up on you"
good advice.
even better advice: stay the eff off social media (sorry, that's the middle school teacher in me coming out who deals with cyber bullying issues at my school)
I was nobody. Nothing.
It's just, yeah...when you put it that way, it's SO awful.
Pop Smoke spent a lot of money on like $1000 AMIRI jeans, which helped to popularize the brand.
So, they sent him some free stuff when he was at an Air BNB.
That made him happy, so he posted a pic on Instagram, including the bags of jeans and such, and a card from the company., that, unfortunately, revealed his EXTREMELY current, temporary location.
Shortly thereafter, he was murdered by 3 or 4 teenagers, because, you know...Special Pants.
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Saul Williams fan.
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I was merely a follower on Twitter, both DPRK and his personal account...terribly funny guy who hadn't been feeling well for a long time. I don't even think I ever directly interacted with him on Twitter yet I have a profound sense of sadness. The internet is good sometimes.
https://popehat.substack.com/p/a-farewell-to-a-friend
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::spits on grave::
He ignored rapes while prez at Baylor b/c football. Disgusting person his entire life. Good riddance.
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Oh no.
Her Wolf Hall trilogy is a masterpiece.
Godspeed, Dame Hilary.
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Louise Fletcher has died. She was 88.
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/l...st-1235382490/
A true legend and a great lady. RIP.
Just tickles my balls!
RIP Louise.
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Kai Winn is one of the best villains in the history of Star Trek:
No one could be more nasty while smiling.
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RIP Coolio
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Drugs claim another. If you YouTube ‘Coolio Vancouver’ you’ll see the first hit is a vid my friend shot at some small club here a while back. And he was just straight blitzed on coke.
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He more than doubled 24, though, so there's that.
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