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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 15 points 9 months ago

It doesn't explain why you have so much venom. I see the royal family as British heritage. I don't see how having a monarchy with no real power has any effect on the day to day lives of British people. Certainly not enough to explain the hate.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 22 points 9 months ago

a monarchy with no real power

I don’t know if it’s that you don’t know anything about the royal family, or that you don’t know anything about how power works, or both.

[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 9 points 9 months ago

They have influence, not governing power. Sure you could argue they don't deserve the influence they have just for being in that position. The main point however is questioning the /hate/. I know you're not the poster who I was replying to, but I didn't want to distract the point of my post. Why should we hate the monarchy so much?

[-] noxfriend@beehaw.org 13 points 9 months ago

They don't even need that sort of power for the argument to hold weight but yes, they do hold exactly that sort of power and use it for things like ensuring that Buckingham Palace isn't affected by racial equality in employment laws https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/royals-vetted-more-than-1000-laws-via-queens-consent

Then they hide it from us, too