this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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[โ€“] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 33 points 1 week ago

When someone says they don't like to discuss politics, it often means they don't want to discuss them with the type of person that says shit like this.

[โ€“] Zip2@feddit.uk 16 points 1 week ago

Or it might just mean they donโ€™t want to have the same conversations going around in circles about the same things over and over with the same kinds of people.

Doesnโ€™t mean they want a monarchy either.

Comments are full of lost, confused yanks.

[โ€“] Muaddib@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago

Was scrolling my feed and saw this post. Pretty cool meme!

[โ€“] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Constitutional monarchy is based

[โ€“] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why? They're answerable to no-one.

[โ€“] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Exactly. In America, the supreme court is answerable to the president (Trump) who changes every four years on a whim of democracy which is fragile.

In the UK, everyone is answerable to the King who changes every few decades- and we always know who the next will be. And they don't get involved in politics either.

The first step towards fascism would be to replace the King

[โ€“] Quadhammer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They have a prime minister though?

[โ€“] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 week ago

The Lords can veto the prime minister if he intents to stop democracy. If the Lords are compromised, then the King can