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    It is being discussed that the time has come to end the British monarchy. I agree with the long dead Thomas Paine regarding inherited power, which is an irrational concept to put a toddler in power or at least could.

    The current brood seems to be so trivial that taking them seriously a joke. That said, the current PM is no better.

    Thoughts?

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    Just watched Seven Years in Tibet, a biopic based on the work of Heinrich Harrer, that recounts his friendship with the Dalai Lama. When the Dalai Lama (the titular head of state) dies, a search is mounted to find his reincarnation, a very young child. That child is then installed in the throne, to be rigorously schooled and shaped for his majority, when he attains full power. Meanwhile, the practical side of governing is carried out by a coterie of regents, as it was when a young person inherited the British throne.

    Since the Chinese invaded Tibet, the Dalai Lama is no longer head of state in a practical way.

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    No idea why the Dolly Lama is so revered.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Naill View Post
    No idea why the Dolly Lama is so revered.
    😂😂😂
    Who reveres a llama?
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    A: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
    M: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'
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    Lol!! I know, right?

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    Did Salvatore Dali ever paint a llama?

    Typos courtesy of Samsung Auto-Incorrect™
    M: I came here for a good argument.
    A: No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.
    M: An argument isn't just contradiction.
    A: It can be.
    M: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
    A: No it isn't.
    M: Yes it is! It's not just contradiction.
    A: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
    M: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'
    A: Yes it is!
    M: No it isn't!

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    Default Re: British Monarchy

    Only by numbers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Naill View Post
    Only by numbers.
    That sounds both irrational and complex.

    Typos courtesy of Samsung Auto-Incorrect™
    M: I came here for a good argument.
    A: No you didn't; no, you came here for an argument.
    M: An argument isn't just contradiction.
    A: It can be.
    M: No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements intended to establish a proposition.
    A: No it isn't.
    M: Yes it is! It's not just contradiction.
    A: Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.
    M: Yes, but that's not just saying 'No it isn't.'
    A: Yes it is!
    M: No it isn't!

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    Default Re: British Monarchy

    Ignorance is bliss.

    Wherefore, concerning the British monarchy, I am happy.

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