tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940570413170689012.post8858595917165160822..comments2024-03-04T10:43:03.201+00:00Comments on The Reason Stick: Long Live Our Noble QueenCrispian Jagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16834942943012382473noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940570413170689012.post-34689678062162311012012-06-06T12:52:02.957+01:002012-06-06T12:52:02.957+01:00Crikey "Anonymous", what a load of rubbi...Crikey "Anonymous", what a load of rubbish you spout, I think you want the daily mail website.<br /><br />Your alternative to a monarchy is either a "president with power or a president without power" - Oh dear, logical fallacy 1 - the excluded middle.<br /><br />You "hold no truck with the privilege of birth argument, unless you're suggesting communism"<br />- I give you logical fallacy 2 - false dilemma<br /><br />You embellish your argument by quoting Blake "Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night" - Here we have logical fallacy 3 - argument by slogan / argument by poetic language.<br /><br />You go on with "Complaining about those who are (debatably) luckier than you is hypocritical unless you donate a fair amount of your "luck" to the third world."<br /><br />- And finally logical fallacy 4 - the "practice what you preach" response, which fails to acknowledge that an idea can have merit whether or not it is practiced by the proponent.<br /><br />Congrats, you have managed to leave no spare room in your post for any logic whatsoever.Cap'n Fidgetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940570413170689012.post-57904317148609628572012-06-02T01:04:30.334+01:002012-06-02T01:04:30.334+01:00You know that Charlie boy won't be Charles III...You know that Charlie boy won't be Charles III, right? Apparently he's going for George VII because Charles is associated with beheadings. <br /><br />But regardless of what he is called, I confidently predict he will cause a constitutional crisis, by meddling where he really shouldn't, probably within a year of becoming King.Menelothielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940570413170689012.post-57726950652897380412012-06-01T19:26:55.480+01:002012-06-01T19:26:55.480+01:00As the only republican in our village (or maybe on...As the only republican in our village (or maybe one of a select few), I seem to have had the same conversations!Chris Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940570413170689012.post-57218173098547607772012-05-31T16:07:19.038+01:002012-05-31T16:07:19.038+01:00Charles meddles because he's nothing else to d...Charles meddles because he's nothing else to do. Once on the throne he'll be too busy to bother with magic water, architecture and talking to his petunias.Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940570413170689012.post-21049343831592243102012-05-31T15:38:56.161+01:002012-05-31T15:38:56.161+01:00Meh. If we get rid of them:
a) They'll still h...Meh. If we get rid of them:<br />a) They'll still have their personal wealth / property.<br />b) The Crown property will revert to the state (personally, I trust the Crown Estate more then the Forestry Commission).<br />c) Just as much tax money will go the new head of state (if not more given the normal budget wangling when things change).<br />d) We'd have to either vote for a president with no power or vote for a president with power. I’m not sure which is less pleasant.<br /><br />Frankly, I prefer history and tradition.<br /><br />I hold no truck with the privilege of birth argument, unless you're suggesting communism. "Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night." Complaining about those who are (debatably) luckier than you is hypocritical unless you donate a fair amount of your "luck" to the third world.<br /><br />"befuddled old lady" The Queen? Well, I suppose you got 2 out of three 3 correct which is a higher score than I'm giving for this post generally: not up to standard, must try harder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com