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Catherine, Princess of Wales, Has Cancer
(www.nytimes.com)
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Can't believe the amount of bootlickers here wishing her well. Bro, she's a monarch, she belongs in a guillotine.
Jesus fucking christ man. How fucked in the head are you?
Her having cancer is no worse than any other person getting cancer, I agree it's not exactly news or worth being upset over more than anyone else getting it, but don't wish death on people, thats just psychoward behaviour.
Jesus fucking christ man. How fucked in the head are you? Hitler having cancer is no worse than any other person getting cancer, I agree it's not exactly news or worth being upset over more than anyone else getting it, but don't wish death on people, thats just psychoward behaviour.
Sorry... are you comparing Kate Middleton to Hitler?
No, I'm saying not wishing ill on people isn't an absolute. And yeah, I wish ill on hereditary supposedly demi-gods. So sue me.
She's not a "hereditary supposedly demi-god." Firstly because no one in Britain thinks of the royals that way and secondly, because she married into it, so it wasn't hereditary for her.
But sure, don't let her decide who she gets to love and marry.
It doesn't matter what people think, this is how monarchy works. And sure she married into it, so did Marie-Antoinette, and her kids will inherit it, so that point is moot.
I see. So it's okay to be happy about her cancer because her kids inherit a figurehead position with no actual power due to who she married.
Don't worry, I wish it on her kids (when they grow up) too!
And no, it's not true that the British Crown has no real power. They fair regularly influence legislation directly, and foreign policy in more indirect manners.
Because they chose to be born?
Because they choose not to renounce to their inherited powers, sure.
Sorry... you know somehow that they won't do this and so because of that, you wish cancer on them?
And even if they don't do that... what exactly would they have done in their lives that would justify a horrible, slow, agonizing death?
We don't do that to multiple-murderers in most countries.
Not worth arguing with them honestly. Either a troll or some serious mental issues.
I said when they grown up.
And I agree, the guillotine is faster and more humane.
Again- what would they do to deserve a guillotine? They would not be absolute monarchs. The power invested in the British crown is negligible.
So what in specific would they do to be worthy of execution or cancer besides be part of an archaic system with no power attached to it?
It's like you don't even understand what the point of the French Revolution was.
They literally amend laws on a whim and dictate foreign policy. I wouldn't call that negligible, no.
You keep saying the crown has no power, this is patently false.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/08/royals-vetted-more-than-1000-laws-via-queens-consent
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/05/27/queen-ultimate-example-soft-power/
https://newrepublic.com/article/172442/charles-coronation-power-british-monarchy
Not to mention that symbolism matters.
Did you actually read that second article? If so, can you tell me why what happened in Ghana was a bad thing?
Does something bad have to happen to acknowledge influence?
I would think that if you were arguing for why every single descendant of Queen Victoria and their spouses deserve a horrible agonizing death, you would use examples that didn't show them doing things that were a net benefit.
I’m not gonna sit here and defend the tankies in hexbear but I find sh.itjust works and kbin to have just as many shitty extremists like that piece of shit with no empathy. They never get called out like the others but I have blocked far more accounts from those two feds.
I'll pile on the confirmation bias for sh.itjust.works being full of either awful or idiotic users. Not all of them and maybe not even most of them but enough of them that it's left a very noticable impression.
There’s certainly a chance that it’s just the landing spot for hexbear alts but still, it’s a problem
Well I did give you two more articles to read that clearly demonstrate it but you simply chose to ignore them. Plus whether or not it benefits them directly is besides the point.
It's up to y'all to prove that these leeches are a net positive to society at large.
Nevermind the strawman that I want them to have agonizing death. I clearly stated that the guillotine would be preferable. Fast and efficient.
You can go now, it's already asking a lot to interact with bootlickers, but I won't tolerate people who act in bad faith. Bye! 👋
I see, so you don't think her going to Ghana benefited Britain, which is what I asked you about. Interesting that you claim that I'm acting in bad faith after saying that...
Again you are putting words in my mouth. And refuse to address the points that don't back up your point of view. All while moving the goal post of the original point.
Y'all do understand what eat the rich means, right?
Psssssht psssssht. Can you hear that? It's my can of SycophantBeGone.
I thought they meant it when they said eat the rich. They were just memeing?
It would appear so. I'm not surprised tbh, but still disappointed.
I see, so now you've moved beyond hoping descendants of Queen Victoria and the people they marry get cancer and now hope that anyone above a certain income level gets cancer.
Which is weird, because just a few posts up you said you wouldn't want her kids to get cancer if they renounced the monarchy... even though they would still be rich.
And I'm the one arguing in bad faith?
Also, you said you were going to stop talking to me and you're still talking to me.
I hope you get the help you need, you are clearly very troubled. It's never too late to reach out for assistance.
I'm fine thanks. Down with the monarchy! Long live the free people. Up the RA!
I think it's y'all who are troubled, venerating hereditary demi-gods.
Godwin’s Law wins out again. Congrats on your original argument.
I'd imagine hitler gettng cancer would be significantly better than any other person getting cancer.
Every group has its Robespierres.