they may not have cause... Jamaica is apparently set for a referendum on remaining in the commonwealth and there's more than a few rumbles here. By the time Will and Kate get the throne, there may not be much of the empire left.
Can you tell me what membership in the Commonwealth actually means, aside from a chance to compete in Olympic style athletic events every few years?
This is a good piece, and sums up a common mood across many commonwealth constitutional monarchies. When we elect a new government and PM there are obviously parties on the night, but the actual swearing in is a relatively subdued affair, especially compared to the extravagance of a US president taking office. We'll likely have another Australian republic referendum in the next few years and the chances of its success won't be so much based on loyalty to the crown, as if it presents a model that gets rid of the crown without risking falling into a US Presidential style model.
Yeah, you definitely don't want the shit people in the US have to deal with. This place is a crockpot of fuckery nestled snugly in a mudhole of asshattery.
other than wasting money on pomp, circumstance, and security when they visit, not really. I mean, we've got "tradition", but that's literally dying out with the boomers. I'd take the bet that more Canadians watched Coronation Street on SUnday than bothered with the coronation itself.
Call me old, but I do like the tradition of inaugurations and the new president walking from the capitol to the White House. Not that I watched it the last two election (not sure I've ever watched one live), but I do like the tradition. This is not to be confused with the process of electing a president which is often filled with lies and corruption.
Huh, she was stoned on painkillers during this. https://www.theguardian.com/politic...killers-before-sword-carrying-role-coronation
