Well, people fuck, and their descendants also fuck. That bloodline has tens of thousands of potential heirs at this point

So did a lot of other people

Not without the monarch they didn't

the royals are an intrinsic part of our identity as a country and pretty much the only reason tourists come here

One in every 200 men alive today is a relative of Genghis Khan for example, so the UK royal bloodline is also likely to be pretty wide (althouh the Khan did do a lot of raping)

So we should keep it for tourism

Perry solid argument

I can't type I this phone lol

would that imply that ~~cockroach~~ erdogan could claim the english throne

i've never understood why people get all whiny about it. is it because they're above you? well too bad, some people are above other people, thats life. get fucking used to it because it's going to be your whole life until you die.

I mean potentially

considering the hundreds of years of political marriages

They're not above, they're responsible, for all of us

Queen Victoria's children for example all getting married off to different countries princes/princesses

theyre not actually responsible for us at this point because they dont actually govern

Nobody is above anybody

yes they are

Unless you mean in terms of wealth

actually some people are above others, it doesnt matter how you slice it, the criteria you use, some people are above other people.

and power

Oh no, not hierarchies. How awful!!!

More like some people take responsibility on their shoulders

until you find someone who looks exactly like you, has the same abilities and education and life experiences and opportunities as you, you're not going to find an equal on this earth

Ok

the royals have a higher social position. thats just how it is. they are also far wealthier than most people with a more interesting life story. thats also just how it is.

I don't have the same viewpoint, but w/e

but prince charles looks like a potato and at least most average people dont, so theres that.

If the Queen outlives Charles I'll consider that a victory

you cant just pick one heirarchy to cry about, is my point. OMG THE ROYALS THE ROYALS. the royals have probably the lowest possible effect on your life. you have far more to worry about with people you actually deal with who have advantages over you (or not)

I'm not going to mash a keyboard for the next x amount of minutes on something that we aren't going to change each other's minds on

the person at work who sucks up to the boss and pushes you under a train, may be at a similar social/economic level to you but they have a far more devastating impact on your life story

oh, and people arent even born equal, so theres that too. take it up with mother nature on your way out

Also, if the royal family abdicated, they would get back all their properties... Which the gov is currently renting out for about 400m a year

ur wasting your keystrokes

They would massively cash in if they weren't royal

We would save about 70m paying them in taxes, and the gov would lose about 400m ... So we'd lose out net roughly 330m a year

you're right it's a pointless discussion unless you live in the 1800s and are ruled by a monarchy

i just wish people would stop going on about it like it matters even a tiny bit in the scheme of things. being born short will hurt you more than the queen having yearly speeches

Fuck me, you don't half drone on

You an autist?

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