4 things you didn't know about Britain
05-19-2014, 11:33 AM
The monarchy will go eventually (I support it by the way).
The reason is because in Britain people are anal about following rules and 'being fair'.
Having the figurehead of your country be a position you are born into goes against all that. Which is why such hereditary privilege is continually being chipped away at.
First thing to go was the hereditary peers who used to sit in the House of Lords (the second chamber which helps control the laws passed by Parliament).
That used to be 100% hereditary. Only a few remain (the ones the got voted to stay on by the others in the House of Lords) and they will not be replaced when they die. Pretty soon - the House of Lords will become an elected senate of sorts.
The Tories should have fought against these proposals. But they have no principles. Not a single one. The only principle they have is wetting their finger and sticking it in the air and seeing which direction the political winds are blowing in.
The left wing in the UK definitely want to see the Monarch removed. And are just biding their time. The left wing agenda for the next 50 years consists of two major issues. Introducing euthanasia - and then going after the royal family.
The media are like a crowd of drunks watching a fight. As long as one side is winning - it is happy to join in and do some kicking. But as soon as the fight turns - and the other side starts to get the upper hand, it will switch sides and start kicking their former allies.
And this applies to all issues.
For now the royal family is pretty popular. But it just takes a few bad stories for opposition to flare up. And when that happens - the media will start attacking the royals and the left-wing will seize the opportunity to bring an end to a thousand years of history.
All in the name of equality and fairness.
And throughout it all - the Conservatives will be in the corner with their dick in their hand sitting out the fight before coming down on the side of whoever wins.
The left wing run the UK. Every time they enact any sort of change - the Tories pretend that their 'philosophy' (which doesn't exist) means they are just about prepared to support this change. But are drawing a line in the sand at this point.
Until the next left wing change come about and so on.
It even gets to the point where the Tories introdocue policies (like gay marriage - which was never even a part of their manifesto) as a way of preempting their opponents. If they are sure their opponents will bring about a change. And if they are equally sure that they will never do anything to reverse them. Then they may as well enact the changes themselves and take whatever political credit comes about from such changes.
It was only a matter of time before Labour bought in gay marriage. So the Tories thought they may as well beat them to the punch.
Just look at the changing attitudes of the Tories to the IRA.
35 years ago they killed the Queen's cousin.
30 years ago they killed Margaret Thatchers closest political ally.
28 years ago - the Tories watched them starve to death in hunger strikes rather than recognise them as politcial prisoners.
25 years ago they nearly killed Margaret Thatcher.
And 20 years ago they tried to kill John Major with a direct attack on 10 Downing Street.
13 years of Labour government later - and you now have members of the IRA being invited to have a state banquet with the Queen.
And nobody bats an eyelid.
The only principle the Tories have is winning elections at all costs. Which is why they were the most successful political party of any democratic country in the world - during the twentieth century.
Can you imagine an American president shaking hands with the very same person who TWICE tried to kill the US president? Hell - even Al Qaeda never tried to pull off shit like that.
And it is because of the fundamentally apolitical nature of the Conservatives that the left wing no it is only a matter of time before they get to enact any legislation they want. And unlike in other countries - once it is on the statute books it will remain there forever.