The Royal Wedding.

1. What do you think about the union?

2. Thoughts on the protests?

3. Why are/were people taking off of work, in America?

4. Discuss the political and social implications.

1. I really do not care. Well, I care a little bit. I'm glad he found a mate that is acceptable and most parties are happy about the union.

2. I think the protests are a bit useless HOWEVER, it is a good time to get your voice heard. I just hope no one gets/got hurt over these various causes. (Good luck, Liberator. Stay safe, buddy.)

3. This is just stupid. American's shouldn't be taking off of work for another country's royal wedding.

4. I hear that a referendum will be largely ignored due to the wedding. There's probably a huge list of social implications. I need some real UK peeps to fill me in on this one.

Seems to me like just more celebrity worship. Unless there's going to be some important impact on the UK with these two getting married I'm ignorant to? eg Foreign relations, domestic prices on goods, civil war, civil unrest?

Apparently, it's a pretty damn big deal.

My google search results netted me little in terms of the political implications.

I'm from the UK and to be honest I'm not liking the fact that it's a big deal...suddenly Kate Middleton was bullied at school, this comes up now because? I bet it's fake

Is the rioting just because she has no title?

Originally posted by Robtard
Seems to me like just more celebrity worship

this

and, off with their heads

1. What do you think about the union?

I think it's good that this wasn't the whirlwind romance that Charles and Diana had. I think they knew each other a total of what, 19 days? They've been friends, have known each other for a long time, or so says the propaganda.
It looks like we have a very stable couple, and since it looks like the Prince of Wales will die the Prince of Wales, William will probably be the next Royal Monarch.

So let Charles and Camilla go off to pasture - especially Camilla.

2. Thoughts on the protests?
Pointless, but let the people be people and say what they want.

3. Why are/were people taking off of work, in America?
They are? REALLY? I didn't know this. But I think that Kate Middleton is what Americans want. Deep down, a lot of us are fascinated with Royalty, that most exclusive of exclusive clubs. People spend millions of dollars to cling to, climb, or drag their way up the ladder of exclusivity. Yet till now, Royalty has been limited to birth circumstances... which no human can control. But now, William's marrying a COMMONER! GASP! and now, for realz, rags has gone to riches and the Prince's ball produced a person that lives in a normal house and not one some manor that has its own name.

4. Discuss the political and social implications.
Well, at this point, anything said in the same sentence as the name "Kate Middleton" is Furby fad popular. So it's not surprising that they're saying things like she was bullied. Because Kate Middleton is the epitome of good and so if she was bullied, it just is more evidence that the anti-bullying campaign is right.

It's a bit of fabulosity in otherwise normal life. Of course people are going crazy.

Originally posted by dadudemon

3. This is just stupid. American's shouldn't be taking off of work for another country's royal wedding.

You said it man. There's even a stipulation in the Constitution that forbids anything resembling royalty (such as titles) taking root on American soil. So maybe that's part of the draw; the whole "forbidden fruit" aspect of it. America (where I reside) gained independence from the British crown, and Mexico (my country of birth) gained independence from the Spanish crown. So the whole concept of "monarchy" isn't really something I care for. In fact, one of my employees wanted to have it on the tv in my lobby, but instead I'm gonna play movies all day long.

I'd just like them to move the wedding up, so every one can stop pretending like these people are at all important.

I really couldn't care less. My mum has mild feelings towards it as she gets a day off work for the Royal Wedding.

It's the highlight of my life.

don't really care, i will be calling hogs as they say when this is going on, however i do hope they are married for years to come and also i hope he is just like diana who was very kind and loving

Ah a decent thread on the subject🙂

Off with their heads, friggin alien blood drinking lizards.

Apparently its funded from our taxes, not the royal family.

http://www.gtglobaltrader.com/news/kate-middleton-prince-william-and-real-cost-royal-wedding

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
Apparently its funded from our taxes, not the royal family.

http://www.gtglobaltrader.com/news/kate-middleton-prince-william-and-real-cost-royal-wedding

Well there's a surprise.

My mother tells me VAT went up...and now funding the Royal Wedding.

Indeed, Lil.

And all the security, publicity etc etc etc, extra bank holidays that go with it etc

Its all adds up.

Originally posted by dadudemon
1. What do you think about the union?

2. Thoughts on the protests?

3. Why are/were people taking off of work, in America?

4. Discuss the political and social implications.

1. The Union as in the marriage? I think they look good together, they have been going out for a long time so I guess it's good they are getting married though they are both quite young. However being royal it would be a scandal if they had a child outside of marriage.

2. Stupid. Unlike a lot of people in Scotland I don't have a problem with the broadcast and the long weekend that is coming due to the marriage. I think the people protesting against the royal family should choose another date. This is going to be one of the biggest days in Kate and William's life and will be marred unfairly due to his family name.

3. Maybe they are celebrating their British heritage or something?
Haven't really heard anything about that.

4. srug

The wedding is NOT being paid for by the taxpayer. The security for it is, but that's rather different. And as that article discusses, the loss from a Bank Holiday will likely be more than made up by the revenue generated by the whole thing.

Also, as I post this, the wikipedia entry on the wedding has this in the header:

"They are possibly the biggest parasites ever according to normal human brains."

Classy!

😂 LOL Some people really do go too far.

The security bill will be doubtlessly massive, though.

Originally posted by Sadako of Girth
😂 LOL Some people really do go too far.

The security bill will be doubtlessly massive, though.

It's just tiring. It sincerely bothers me to know that money from hard-working people is being paid for these lazy twats who sit around in their money and do nothing.

There are many people in Britain also sick and tired of the monarchy and it's high time we all got our voices heard. To the comment above saying that the protests should occur on a better day, I ask you, what better day to protest an outdated royal money-machine than the day two of their arguably (now of course) well known family members (I suppose Kate will soon be considered formally apart of the royal family) are getting married?

Nobody wants to see any violence, do you remember London during the budget cuts? I can't imagine it dissolving into that - but then again, when you have police and other security forces (private companies are getting contracts their own people out there too) and with a zero tolerance policy prepped by these policemen I cannot say that violence will be completely avoided.

I'm sure there is going to be run-ins, there are many different groups going to London for protest, not all of them necessarily are against the monarchy and against the fact that we've got to pay for parts of it. I'm sure there is a list online that will officially show you how many officers, helicopters, soldiers, and other various security units are being deployed that day. Already London is the most watched city in the world, which is another reason for the protests.

Banksy wrote, One Nation Under CCTV.
Couldn't agree more.