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Been 3 years and I still think about this from time to time. Sooooo many boohoos over a monarchist 🙄

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[–] 16 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Meanwhile in America: Oh hey, a former president died. Anyway, time to get to work.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The president is more equivalent to the prime minister than the queen. I think the American equivalent of the queen dying would be more like if a significant portion of the ruling class died... So like if: Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet etc. all died at the same time...

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    But Queen Elizabeth was not “former” queen. What would happen if a President would die (of natural causes) on the job?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Formerly, there’d be an outpouring like JFK if it was dramatic enough, but no pomp and circumstance on the scale of the Queen.

    Now? It would be a shitshow divided by party affiliation :/

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Scale it considering that a president is appointed for 4 years, a monarch for life. Overall, I don’t find it weird that people need time to mourn when their political system gets a good shake…

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