The Queen is Dead. Long Live the King.

[Redneckerz]

5 hours ago, Mr. Freeze said:

And now they want to make a MAN queen???? SMH wokeness has gone too far 

The other equivalent would be a woman king.

 

Which coincidentially, is a upcoming movie.

 

[Sonikkumania]

5 hours ago, Naarok0fkor said:

 

Damn you beat me to it lol.

[Sonikkumania]

But this year Gorbachov and now Elizabeth has passed away, anybody want to place a bet who will be next?

[TheSlipgateStudios]

No Gods or Kings, only Man.

[invictius]

How much security is there during the 10 days or mourning?  Like when the king is in Belfast, is there any chance of the IRA using a bomb?  I don't know if they're still even a thing, but just say they all happened when they were active.  I guess there would be plans for just about everything since they've had a long time to get it down to perfection.

[invictius]

58 minutes ago, Sonikkumania said:

But this year Gorbachov and now Elizabeth has passed away, anybody want to place a bet who will be next?

China will assassinate Putin and use the confusion with which to invade Taiwan.

[Biodegradable]

19 minutes ago, invictius said:

is there any chance of the IRA using a bomb?  I don't know if they're still even a thing, but just say they all happened when they were active.

 

No form of the IRA has existed since 2005.

[nolongeramnion]

Breaking news: dentist around the world celebrate 

Edited September 9, 2022 by anon

[TheMagicMushroomMan]

5 hours ago, DJVCardMaster said:

https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/argentinian-tv-host-santiago-cuneo-sparks-disgust-after-insulting-queen-17331864/?ito=socialmetrouktwitter

Ok, this went too far

While this kind of response to someone like the Queen definitely seems like phoney attention-whoring to me (although it's not like I have extensive knowledge regarding her life), you just kind of have to accept that when you're in a position of importance/power for such a long time that plenty of people are going to build up hatred against you for one reason or another. So while I think a celebration on TV is ridiculous in this case, I can completely understand people acting the same way when someone like Margaret Thatcher died. Even when Ronald Reagan died, some people were throwing parties. 

[Caffeine Freak]

1 hour ago, Sonikkumania said:

But this year Gorbachov and now Elizabeth has passed away, anybody want to place a bet who will be next?

 

I'd say Dick Cheney, but it's just as likely he outlives another half dozen prominent world leaders, seeing as the guy has survived 5 (yes, 5) heart attacks and simply refuses to die.

[TheMagicMushroomMan]

50 minutes ago, invictius said:

China will assassinate Putin and use the confusion with which to invade Taiwan.

Interesting proposal, I bet you 100,000:1 Jimmy Carter will go first. Carter is only 97, so I'm offering you the bet of a lifetime.

[leejacksonaudio]

Have some respect, please. This is a thread about the late Queen and the new King (okay, he's a bit ominous). This isn't a dead pool thread.

 

And keep Ryan Reynolds out of the thread, too, please.

[Redneckerz]

11 minutes ago, leejacksonaudio said:

Have some respect, please. This is a thread about the late Queen and the new King (okay, he's a bit ominous). This isn't a dead pool thread.

 

And keep Ryan Reynolds out of the thread, too, please.

Its a psychological phenomenon that when famous person x dies, someone has to be contrarian, or celebrate it.

 

Its kinda like having that one guy in the family that will cheer and dance whenever grandma passes away, because he is that guy. Funny enough most families don't have that guy and people turn to mourning. So why is that guy suddenly there when its a celebrity?

 

Tasteless, for sure. 

 

1 hour ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

While this kind of response to someone like the Queen definitely seems like phoney attention-whoring to me (although it's not like I have extensive knowledge regarding her life), you just kind of have to accept that when you're in a position of importance/power for such a long time that plenty of people are going to build up hatred against you for one reason or another. So while I think a celebration on TV is ridiculous in this case, I can completely understand people acting the same way when someone like Margaret Thatcher died. Even when Ronald Reagan died, some people were throwing parties. 

But its still strange, isn't it? You are basically creating a feelgood moment for yourself because someone died and they aren't a relative.

 

Based on that, its kind of fucked up. 

[Martin Howe]

While I am unsure of the ethical rightness of even a constitutional monarchy existing in the 21st century, I have some respect for the late QE because she did her best with the poisoned chalice that she had been handed. Until the previous king abdicated, she had never expected to be Queen and just had to suffer it for what she felt was her duty. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

 

So R.I.P. Queen Elizabeth II and condolences to her family.

 

My fear is the possibility of terrorists exploiting the situation; for example bombing funeral crowds or attempting to assassinate King Charles in the hope of demoralising the UK; I really really hope that MI5, MI6, CoL Police, the Met, etc., are on top of this. GCHQ in particular are going to be very busy, I would think.

[TheMagicMushroomMan]

22 minutes ago, Redneckerz said:

Its a psychological phenomenon that when famous person x dies, someone has to be contrarian, or celebrate it.

 

Its kinda like having that one guy in the family that will cheer and dance whenever grandma passes away, because he is that guy. Funny enough most families don't have that guy and people turn to mourning. So why is that guy suddenly there when its a celebrity?

 

Tasteless, for sure. 

 

But its still strange, isn't it? You are basically creating a feelgood moment for yourself because someone died and they aren't a relative.

 

Based on that, its kind of fucked up. 

It's not necessarily "famous person x" as much as it is "person in power x". You aren't going to see many people celebrating Adam Sandler's death even though most people loathe him, because Adam Sandler has no power over anyone. Margaret Thatcher did. Ronald Reagan did. The Queen? Not even comparable, but most people, especially in America, don't even understand what a monarchy is. They don't understand her purpose and see her as "Joe Biden/Donald Trump/President You Don't Like of England". So, in this case it's pretty ignorant, especially so since the guy in the video has more knowledge than some dude from Ohio. Regardless, you can't stop people from celebrating the death of someone they view as evil, even if the only reason they think that way is because they are uneducated. Sure, very few people are going to celebrate the loss of a relative, but the farther away that relative is, and the more that relative fucked them over, the less respect they are going to be inclined to show. A politician who fucked you over is not a relative, they are just someone who fucked you over.

Edited September 9, 2022 by TheMagicMushroomMan

[Frost-Core]

Wikipedia changed their page about her immediatley after this happened, or i'm wrong because its morning here,

[Gez]

3 hours ago, Caffeine Freak said:

I'd say Dick Cheney, but it's just as likely he outlives another half dozen prominent world leaders, seeing as the guy has survived 5 (yes, 5) heart attacks and simply refuses to die.

Dick Cheney's heart is a vestigial organ, he has never actually used it. Instead, he's powered by his gallbladder.

 

1 hour ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

It's not necessarily "famous person x" as much as it is "person in power x". You aren't going to see many people celebrating Adam Sandler's death even though most people loathe him, because Adam Sandler has no power over anyone. Margaret Thatcher did. Ronald Reagan did. The Queen? Not even comparable, but most people, especially in America, don't even understand what a monarchy is. They don't understand her purpose and see her as "Joe Biden/Donald Trump/President You Don't Like of England". So, in this case it's pretty ignorant, especially so since the guy in the video has more knowledge than some dude from Ohio. Regardless, you can't stop people from celebrating the death of someone they view as evil, even if the only reason they think that way is because they are uneducated. Sure, very few people are going to celebrate the loss of a relative, but the farther away that relative is, and the more that relative fucked them over, the less respect they are going to be inclined to show. A politician who fucked you over is not a relative, they are just someone who fucked you over. 

I'll add that a lot of the dancing-on-the-grave type of speech I've seen online has been from people who just hate the British¹ and are happy to twist the proverbial knife in the emotional wound.

 

¹ If you're wondering who these people are, just look at where old gripes are getting published instead of an eulogy.

[yakfak]

^ if you survive the east india company you are allowed to remember a few "old gripes" lol

the british empire was merciless, she'll be its final credible figurehead and enjoyed decades of almost peerless privilege in post, everyone should hate britain, i know i do and i live here

[Apprentice]

14 hours ago, leejacksonaudio said:

Queen Elizabeth II has died.

 

 

Prince Charles has succeeded her upon her death and will be known as King Charles III.

The end of an era . . .

 

King Charles, that will take some getting used to not to mention having his head on the coins and his name in the passport.

[Gez]

48 minutes ago, Apprentice said:

King Charles, that will take some getting used to not to mention having his head on the coins and his name in the passport.

When I do an image search for "King Charles", all I see is:

The Corgi is dead, long live the Spaniel!

 

(BTW, my first thought upon seeing "King Charles" and "head" in the same sentence was to what happened to King Charles I Stuart...)

Edited September 9, 2022 by Gez

[Herr Dethnout]

10 hours ago, DJVCardMaster said:

https://metro.co.uk/2022/09/08/argentinian-tv-host-santiago-cuneo-sparks-disgust-after-insulting-queen-17331864/?ito=socialmetrouktwitter

Ok, this went too far

 

Well, I can understand his reaction. Argentina and GB has a complex relationship because Falklands dispute.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Herr Dethnout

[Redneckerz]

2 hours ago, TheMagicMushroomMan said:

It's not necessarily "famous person x" as much as it is "person in power x". You aren't going to see many people celebrating Adam Sandler's death even though most people loathe him, because Adam Sandler has no power over anyone. Margaret Thatcher did. Ronald Reagan did. The Queen? Not even comparable, but most people, especially in America, don't even understand what a monarchy is. They don't understand her purpose and see her as "Joe Biden/Donald Trump/President You Don't Like of England". So, in this case it's pretty ignorant, especially so since the guy in the video has more knowledge than some dude from Ohio. Regardless, you can't stop people from celebrating the death of someone they view as evil, even if the only reason they think that way is because they are uneducated. Sure, very few people are going to celebrate the loss of a relative, but the farther away that relative is, and the more that relative fucked them over, the less respect they are going to be inclined to show. A politician who fucked you over is not a relative, they are just someone who fucked you over.

I know, i know, its the law of the land, but i like your explanation on it. It is being ignorant, but i just happened to think this a bit more over than usual.

 

In the end, people will always carry a torch for something, even when that has zero grounds in reality. 

 

it be like that sometimes.

 

Adam Sandler has forced us with Jack & Jill however.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Redneckerz

[Snaxalotl]

Monarchies shouldn't exist. I have no sympathy for a parasitic billionaire that lived a full life of a higher quality than any of you could ever dream of.

 

 

Edited September 9, 2022 by Snaxalotl
Accidentally said remorse instead of sympathy.

[Koko Ricky]

Hopefully she died quickly, with little pain. Beyond that...fuck kings and queens, fuck the inbred, archaic politics that maintains those positions, and fuck US media outlets for making such a sycophantic shitshow out of their every move.

[DSC]

Damn, Doocialist Forums comes at it full force again! This time however, I don't know how to feel. Like the many of you I oppose monarchism, colonialism and imperialism based on principle. So, its not like I felt incredibly sad at the news... Yet, I can't help but be somewhat sorry. She's had a long reign throughout the years, more than half a century, my entire life I always saw the Queen as the face of the UK, and to know that immense presence has just gone out forever in only a moment is indeed a odd feeling. She didn't seem like a terrible person either, always very nice and charismatic, at least on the outside. When its a dictator shitbag that dies its easy to celebrate, but in cases like this I honestly don't know what to say.

[Mr. Freeze]

4 hours ago, Redneckerz said:

Its a psychological phenomenon that when famous person x dies, someone has to be contrarian, or celebrate it.

 

Its kinda like having that one guy in the family that will cheer and dance whenever grandma passes away, because he is that guy. Funny enough most families don't have that guy and people turn to mourning. So why is that guy suddenly there when its a celebrity?

 

Tasteless, for sure. 

 

You're arguing with people who want to abolish prisons but also believe in killing political opponents with the guillotine. I applaud the effort but they're gonna just write historical fanfiction about something else lol 

[lazygecko]

8 hours ago, Sonikkumania said:

But this year Gorbachov and now Elizabeth has passed away, anybody want to place a bet who will be next?

 

This is your annual reminder that Henry Kissinger is still alive and almost 100.

[Solmyr]

9 hours ago, invictius said:

China will assassinate Putin and use the confusion with which to invade Taiwan.

Sounds like the plot of an alternate history fic, or C&C: RA2 mod. 

 

Given how the war is going so far, it's far more likely that the Ukrainian army is going to capture and execute Putin themselves.

5 hours ago, Gez said:

Dick Cheney's heart is a vestigial organ, he has never actually used it. Instead, he's powered by his gallbladder.

Gallstones must be like kryptonite to him.

Edited September 9, 2022 by Solmyr

[Rudolph]

A satirical take on the passing of Elizabeth II:

 

 

[Decay]

2 hours ago, DSC said:

Doocialist

Probably the most entertaining word in this entire wordsalad thread