On 06/06/2012 06:45, e27002 wrote:
On Jun 5, 4:14 pm, wrote:
On Jun 5, 9:22 am, wrote:





On Jun 4, 10:48 pm, Charlie
wrote:

On 04/06/2012 22:11, Railsigns.co.uk wrote:

It seems to me that the monarchy's role today is as a kind of
state-sponsored soap opera cum tourist attraction that we all
subsidise generously with our taxes. Right-wing nutters'
fervent support for it doesn't sit well with their small
state/low taxation ideology or their hatred of
state-subsidised monopolies.

It seems to me to be a form of slavery. A horrible job that you
can't leave.

Charlie

Her Majesty took an oath before G_d to serve her peoples. This she
has done well. We should all be grateful.

George W Bush took an oath of office before G_d to serve the people of
the US. This he did poorly, and we were grateful when he was
ejected. The swearing of an oath is no guarantee of quality,
unfortunately.

The point is that HM has endevoured to fulfil that vow. The UK,
Canada, et al, have a wonderful Head of State. Through the storms of
the last 60 years she has been an anchor.

"W" took an Oath before the Chief Justic of the Supreme Court. IMHO
his record is mixed, very mixed. I am sure the retirees appreciated
the inexpensive prescription plan.

Those US now have a Whitehouse resident who is a fraud. His policies
are not only bad for those US. They are bad for the world at large.

And the upcoming alternative will be someone who believes that all the
main characters in the Old Testament and later Jesus visited North
America. Then there's the spiders...............no, wait.

--
Myth, after all, is what we believe naturally. History is what we must
painfully learn and struggle to remember. -Albert Goldman