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Abolish The Monarchy (i.redd.it)

submitted 6 days ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.ca

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[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I get the bitterness, but lets not normalize what he did.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

That's on me, I could have been more clear

I meant all the performative bullshit with "punishing" him, not his horrible behavior. That's near the top of the list IMHO:

https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/biggest-royal-scandals/

Keep in mind Henry VIII existed.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Keep in mind Henry VIII existed.

Yeah sure, but he lived half a millenium ago. It's not like we can really apply anything from those times into modernity, so while he was definitely a wild one, comparing him to modern royals/politics is a bit of a stretch imo.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It's not my fault the same family has been in charge forever.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

While that is true, I'd argue it's worse to be a nonce in Anno Domini 2025 than it probably was to be an adulterous whoremongerer and somewhat kill-crazy in the 1500's.

But yeah as far as scandals go that was a doozy.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

But they haven't