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  On fire?
context: Workers currently striking for a livable wage: 👀 >
  
  The French solved their Monarchy problem a few times. >
  
  Slow starvation over generations > let them eat cake >
  
  Show the royalty how we "slice" cake! >
  
  My cynical & uninformed take: Either they're doing this to create a spectacle in an attempt to make everyone forget about their scandals, or Charles has just been dreaming of this day for way too long and he will have his pomp and circumstance, goddamn the peasants! >
  
  You've just given me a mental image of Charles lying on his hand embroidered Victorian era bedspread, idly doodling his dream coronation in a pink book edged with eighties ruffles. On the front of the book, in pink glitter glue and surrounded by Lisa Frank stickers is the phrase 'My dream coronation '. >
  
  Surely he upgraded to a Pinterest board by now, right? >
  
  Pfffft he doesn’t use a computer. His fingers are too big. >
  
  
  There had been suggestions that due to the cost of living crisis the events should be scaled back to acknowledge the current economic difficulties many are facing.
  But royal sources have been adamant that the feedback they have received is that people want to see the full spectacle of a grand national event, showcasing the best of Britain today and celebrating the United Kingdom's rich and unique history.
  
  Translation: Screw the poor people having trouble making ends meet. The economy doesn't affect us because we have a thousand years of wealth accumulation behind us. Party like it's 1066! >
  
  
  Party like it’s 1066!    
  
  If they’re not careful, it’ll be more like “party like it’s 1649 when we executed King Charles I!” >
  
  The most interesting thing about King Charles the First is that he was 5 foot 6 inches tall at the start of his reign…
  EDIT: Really, no one can finish this? Reddit, you disappoint me. >
  
  And four foot 6 inches tall at the end of it? >
  
  Because of? >
  
  The beheading? >
  
  With a solitary giggle from…? >
  
  If this is a commonly known joke I don't know it. If I had to guess the solitary giggle would be from Cromwell, but knowing about the Puritans then giggling is probably a sin. >
  
  it's from Monty Python >
  
  Like a bat! >
  
  That should go over well. >
  
  The jubilee did. >
  
  What a colossal waste of money. >
  
  Eh it's fun and it's a stabilizing force that assists in non-partisanship.
  UK has dipshit politicians but total fuckwads like Trump don't get as far if they don't carry the support of royalty >
  
  I wonder when people will realize that "non-partisanship" is a harmful delusion that doesn't actually do anyone any good. It's an incredibly stupid goal to orient your politics around. >
  
  Presidents don't seem to be doing too well as a solution, so what else you got? >
  
  Proportional representation?  Works pretty fucking well in the places that have implemented it. >
  
  Every time I see "King Charles" in a headline, I find that, as a dog person, my mind just automatically adds the word "Spaniel" before I finish the sentence, and I have to slow down. Not something I can help, and I doubt I'll ever get used to it. >
  
  I love this comment. I will be adopting it immediately. >
  
  I definitely recommend adopting a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. They're quite fun and friendly. >
  
  These people just constantly have endless celebrations of themselves. >
  
  Paid for by the little man, no less. >
  
  Harry should set up a book kiosk outside the palace. >
  
  Everyone already has the book >
  
  Its Charles, no one gives a F. >
  
  He's already in his 70's, so unless he's immortal like his Ma, we'll be doing this again for Willie soon enough >
  
  If he lives to the kind of age his parents did, he's got a couple decades left. >
  
  What a waste of money. >
  
  Where does all the money go?