A royal baby

[Wintermute_v1legacy]

I have to say, between the latest shark attack (with video, yay!) and the Pope's visit, little attention was given to this baby.

 

[Crayven]

The royals on the other hand, what do they do? They just mosey about, going to ceremonies and smashing bottles of expensive champagne on the ass of newly built boats (however the hell you call that tradition). They have no function what-so-ever, and yeah yeah, you could probably make an argument that they somehow run the circus from behind the curtains or some such conspiracy, but still...

I'm not saying behead them, that's way too much. Just, I suppose, stop spending 38 million quid a year on their banquets and crap? Sounds reasonable, right?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw its simplistic, but it really does get the point across.
Also, no power? what do you think would happen if she said no to a law? people would question it, investigate it and in the end could topple a government. I mean, why would she say no without a reason?

 

[Evil Smurf]

Already people are making this into a feminist and LGBT issue, even though all they've announced is the sex they're complaining it's a CIS privileged male like Kate had any choice in the matter:

Spoiler

OT: Well, let's hope they name it something cool. We need a Prince Karnage.

I love you so much right now. You are why the internet is good.

 

[Abomination]

I'm not saying behead them, that's way too much. Just, I suppose, stop spending 38 million quid a year on their banquets and crap? Sounds reasonable, right?

Actually the United Kingdom MAKES money off the royal family.
It is a situation where there are essentially nothing but winners and no losers.

Also, the royal family has real power when it comes to New Zealand and some other commonwealth nations - every act needs to be approved by the monarch or the governor general (viceroy) before it can come into effect. There has been no case of the monarch denying an act voted upon by the parliament of those nations but should one come about that was unacceptable to anyone the monarch could veto it.

 

[Lunar Templar]

She was pregnant? Didn't know (read:care about) that. Good for then I guess though.

 

[Johanthemonster666]

Of all the things happening in the West (and much of the world) we're suppose to focus on these celebrities who are only celebrities because the people's of the current UK didn't decide to behead their royals and lords long ago?

Yeah, because that worked so well for France and there was no fallout at all because of that or the closest thing to a World War afterwards.

Sweden, Denmark, Belgium are other examples of nations with their royals still possessing their heads.

The USA has the same deal, just they have a monarch "born" every 4/8 years instead and he actually has some semblence of power. The President is part of the USA's culture and the Crown is part of the UK's culture.

Yeah, okay, you're right. BUT, the difference is that the US president does shit, you know? He's actually important to the country (or at least they've made him so); therefore following his/her life would kind of sort of make sense - not TOO much sense - but just a bit.

The royals on the other hand, what do they do? They just mosey about, going to ceremonies and smashing bottles of expensive champagne on the ass of newly built boats (however the hell you call that tradition). They have no function what-so-ever, and yeah yeah, you could probably make an argument that they somehow run the circus from behind the curtains or some such conspiracy, but still...

I'm not saying behead them, that's way too much. Just, I suppose, stop spending 38 million quid a year on their banquets and crap? Sounds reasonable, right?

I have no idea how my statement could possibly mean "Kill the evil royals ". I was reflecting on the fact that the only reason they even exist still is that the people under the British crown allowed them to remain and the civilian governments since have insulated the royals by allowing them to own most of the land, wealth or stature historically attributed to them.


And yea, the beheading of the French royals/nobility did actually go well for them. It was the great terror, the rise of Napoleon, and the rise of bourgeoisie 'democratic' governments (The French Republics) that contributed to the country's later imperialism, industrialism,conflicts with other European powers and so forth.

And those nations you referred to with surviving royalty? You forgot to mention that they are all bank owners, CEOs, and other positions of power while retaining a royal title in name only...not nearly as powerful or even as acknowledged as the British Crown.

 

[Abomination]

I switched on the news this morning to see if any updates had happened regarding [snip] the earthquake in Christchurch NZ[snip].

You probably can't find anything about that because it happened to Wellington (or rather Cook Strait to be more specific).

 

[Abomination]

And yea, the beheading of the French royals/nobility did actually go well for them. It was the great terror, the rise of Napoleon, and the rise of bourgeoisie 'democratic' governments (The French Republics) that contributed to the country's later imperialism, industrialism,conflicts with other European powers and so forth.

Yet by Compraison it was the British Empire that was stable enough and able to become the dominant power by adjusting its government in a more moderate and restrained fashion.

What if France had adopted a Constitutional Monarchy instead of rushing headlong into a republic->dictatorship->monarchy->republic->dictatorship->republic madhouse?

 

[scorptatious]

Well good for the parents. Not really a big deal though to me since I'm in America. The media here really seemed to make a big deal about it though for some reason.

 

[launchpadmcqwak]

i hope he grows up to be a tyrant...just to give the western world a bit of ZAZZ!

 

[Voulan]

Is it the 'cool' thing to hate the royal family now? Some of the posts in this thread are actually a little cruel. Remind me to act all tough and throw out the occasional "I don't give a f***"s when everyone else has children.

I'm actually quite excited, because we're witnessing history in the making. All the best to the new parents. And now, media, I know we've never got along, but please leave them alone.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

Whoopty do,

another royal baby was born, I may be canadian but I really don't get why this was all over the news for the past week...

I mean I just don't see what's the big deal aside from more pointless celebrity gossip

Because this one IS the future King... The media has been massivly into trying to instil national pride back in the UK, and this seems to have spread through the Commonwealth! But they have made a big deal, because at some point, possibly in our lifetimes, this new babies face will be on our currency and stamps!

OT: As a member of the UK military, and a massive supporter of the nation, I have to take on the Queens maternal cousin; Margret Rhodes' opinion:

'Well you know, everybody has babies. And it's lovely. But I don't get wildly excited about it.'

Personally I hate kids, and babies especially! They ure ugly little creatures, who take an embarrasingly long time to stop being dependant, compared to the rest of the animal world! :/
I am interested... I'm not excited.

 

[DarthSka]

I view this the same way I did the wedding, without a care really. I don't know these people and they don't know me, and I'm certainly not part of their kingdom so this does not affect me in any way. Still, I wish them well like I would anyone welcoming a child into the world.

Also the complaints about people referring to the baby's gender and whatnot is just idiocy. Many people treat Sex/Gender terms as synonymous and saying "It's A Boy/Girl" is just the norm. Hell, I call my female cat a girl sometimes but I know she has no concept of having a gender identity. Then again, neither do I since I just view myself as, well, myself.

 

[Gameguy20100]

I don't really care to be honest.

I get that it's history and that's cool but give them some privacy ya know?.

 

[Smeatza]

For the rest of my life I will have an irrational hatred for that newly born prince.
Why?
Because I'm going to associate him with the end of the steam summer sale forever.

 

[shootthebandit]

I suppose its a good thing that a new future king has been born but really the press coverage was absurd. I honestly dont care what unemployed bob thinks about the royal baby. Theres no need for thousands of people to go to london and wait outside the hospital. When baby jebus was born only 3 people came to see him and hes suppped to be a messiah and all that

The one good thing that came out of it they described a man as "the royal gynacologist". Here is a man who will win any arguement simply by saying "ive seen the queens coochie"

 

[Dragonbums]

Didn't care today, didn't care yesterday, and still won't care in the future.
I'm not British, so I don't know why American news are making sure we get our face shoved in about it every 2 seconds.

 

[GundamSentinel]

When it comes to Royal Houses, the British royal family is an excessively boring bunch. I'm no royalist at all, but I can live with the Dutch royal family. The British family however... ugh. I would love it if he grew up to be a goth. That would be fun.

 

[Bluestorm83]

While I don't much care for the Royal FAMILY, I do have an enormous amount of respect and admiration for the Queen. I've seen a lot of things on her life and what exactly she has to do, and let me tell you, it's not easy. People here in America joke that she gets an enormous salary to do nothing, but honestly, she never gets to do nothing. She's the Queen. That's not just a title, that's a job. Every second of every day she has to be "On."

Anyone ever work in Retail? Know that fake, smiley, care about the customer act that you have to do to keep your job? That's the queen, 100% of the time. She can never lose her temper, she can never just say "Fuck it, I'm tired and going home," she can never go for a walk in a park on her own. Anyone here ever lose a parent? Any of you who did ever have to address a nation while it happened, holding back all of the emotions that we all would have in that situation? Who here wants to give up the ability to bum around in sweatpants and a T-shirt drinking beer and watching TV to instead have constant fancy dinners and receptions? Wouldn't it be great to be constantly meeting foreign leaders, who get to make actual policy, and have all the pressure of never insulting them accidentally without any of the actual authority to do anything if they were to offend you?

But anyway, I don't care about this baby's PARENTS, but to me, The Queen just got herself a Grandson, and that's awesome. Congratulations, Your Majesty.

I feared i was in a sea of Republicans. thank Jim for you.

Hate to burst your bubble, but I'm- well, okay, I'm not a REGISTERED Republican, because I see political parties as nothing but secular cults and are 80% mob mentality with 20% pep rally mixed in, but I am definitely more Conservative than Liberal.

But what are Conservatives, REAL Conservatives about? We're about work and duty and continuing a legacy of greatness and putting 110% effort into making tomorrow better than today. And that's the kind of stuff that the Queen does. Might not be obvious, she might not be swinging a sledgehammer and literally building the foundations of Britain, but just having the Queen BE the Queen gives the country a lasting stability and an ideal that everyone can aspire to.

I daresay that a problem that America has is that, at the moment at least, we lack a historical icon that we can ALL identify with. Some people love Washington or Lincoln, others idolize FDR or Teddy Roosevelt. A couple like Kennedy, despite him doing very little besides call himself a donut, cheat on his wife, and then disperse across a wide area at high velocity. But every President is their own identity. The Queen is a continuation of The Monarchy, and that's a source of Pride. And that's cool.