I took off on someone on Facebook for posting an image which showed Harry in his military gear, stating that any taxpayer that was moaning about footing the wedding bill should know that he has already _paid _for our safety.
Fuck right off.
His time in Afghanistan hasnāt made us any safer, as anyone that can remember the horrific first six months of 2017 will agree with. Added to that, we almost certainly put lives at risk to ensure that he could have his go at playing soldier. Finally, the only thing that seems to have been achieved in Afghanistan, with the benefit of hindsight, is an opioid crisis which didnāt exist when the Taleban were in charge.
So the father of the bride has been barred. Brian has landed the gig of giving the bride away. Presumably James Hewitt is double booked. Ms Markleās family seem an interesting bunch. I have to hand it to Harry the Cuckoo, he has managed to find a bride from a family that is even more dysfunctional than the Windsors. No mean feat.
Iām actually getting quite excited that in a few short hours Iāll be able to turn on the radio or TV news without 75% of the hourly programming being given over to the marriage of two people who are plainly just the same as you and me except that you and I pay for their wonderful life.
Whoās talking about Presidents? Certainly not me. Keep the King and Queen lark, just choose a different means of succession. A write in would be a very good way to establish an initial shortlist for public discussion. Itād still be a lifetime gig.
If it is not beyond our wit to say āhey Mr Brit, you have done nice things for your country. How would you like a knighthood?ā, then it shouldnāt really be beyond our ken to retain our institutions while reforming them.
The monarchy is supposed to be a ceremonial role that embodies the British state in people. Personally, I donāt think it as ceremonial as people are led to believe, nor do I believe that the current crop of contenders are the best representation of our best values. At best, theyāre as dysfunctional as the rest of us. At worst, theyāve used the power of the state for some very nefarious ends.
The media is losing their shit because the Royals have finally decided that we can have a brown person related to the Royals. Iām sorry, but thatās been a thing for over half a century amongst our commoners, and pretty fucking standard for the last thirty. Should we really be that excited that this backward family has finally caught up with the times?
Besides, for all that, there are several people who believe that the Royals had a rather different reaction to a brown person joining their family in 1997, and whether those reports are true or not, Meghan Markle wonāt be walked down the aisle by her black father today. Of course, heās just had an operation, and thatās the reason. *Cough* Optics *splutter*.
Sheāll be walked down the aisle by this man, whoāll render my comments redundant by destroying the monarchy on his own.
