From @JonCooper on 🦋 13 hrs ago:
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Well, if in his mind, Trump's the King, then it follows that Barron's a bloody prince.
Except in other more courageous monarchies like UK, they expect their princes to serve in the military & go to war if necessary.
@ginaintheburg @the5thColumnist @JonCooper actually, only the second in line gets to put his ass on the line for King and Country.
Anyway, the Navy doesn't count in modern warfare. Floating around in a hotel hundreds of miles from the action is highly overrated. -
@ginaintheburg @the5thColumnist @JonCooper actually, only the second in line gets to put his ass on the line for King and Country.
Anyway, the Navy doesn't count in modern warfare. Floating around in a hotel hundreds of miles from the action is highly overrated.@edgeofeurope @the5thColumnist @JonCooper
Bu-bu-bu-but Harry had an illustrious 10-yr military career, including combat service in Afghanistan on the front lines as a helicopter pilot.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-harry-ends-10-year-career-with-the-army/And he's still in the line of succession. Unfortunately, there are 4 others ahead of him, including his asshat brother, William.
So maybe the Brits aren't so smart after all.
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@edgeofeurope @the5thColumnist @JonCooper
Bu-bu-bu-but Harry had an illustrious 10-yr military career, including combat service in Afghanistan on the front lines as a helicopter pilot.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/prince-harry-ends-10-year-career-with-the-army/And he's still in the line of succession. Unfortunately, there are 4 others ahead of him, including his asshat brother, William.
So maybe the Brits aren't so smart after all.
️@ginaintheburg @the5thColumnist @JonCooper I misread you there. What I meant is that Number One, Prince Boring in this case, never takes any great risk.
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@ginaintheburg @the5thColumnist @JonCooper I misread you there. What I meant is that Number One, Prince Boring in this case, never takes any great risk.
@edgeofeurope @the5thColumnist @JonCooper
Prince Boring it is! Can we add Prince Petty? Because he's petty as heck.
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@edgeofeurope @the5thColumnist @JonCooper
Prince Boring it is! Can we add Prince Petty? Because he's petty as heck.
@ginaintheburg @the5thColumnist @JonCooper oh is he? I avoid news about royals. Happy to live in a republic, far away from "my" Dutch royal family.
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@ginaintheburg @the5thColumnist @JonCooper oh is he? I avoid news about royals. Happy to live in a republic, far away from "my" Dutch royal family.
@edgeofeurope @ginaintheburg @JonCooper
Depends where you are I guess.
Happy to live in a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy rather than the shitshow of a republic to the south of us.
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@ginaintheburg @the5thColumnist @JonCooper oh is he? I avoid news about royals. Happy to live in a republic, far away from "my" Dutch royal family.
@edgeofeurope @the5thColumnist @JonCooper
I'm not actually a royal watcher, I just find these things flash across my consciousness scrolling through Soc Media & news.
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@edgeofeurope @ginaintheburg @JonCooper
Depends where you are I guess.
Happy to live in a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy rather than the shitshow of a republic to the south of us.
@the5thColumnist @edgeofeurope @JonCooper
Now you're just rubbing it in.
Can we who did not vote for this "shit show" get a little sympathy, please?
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@the5thColumnist @edgeofeurope @JonCooper
Now you're just rubbing it in.
Can we who did not vote for this "shit show" get a little sympathy, please?
@ginaintheburg @edgeofeurope @JonCooper
I think your founding fathers made the error of assuming future political leaders would be good people that act in good faith when they designed their political institutions, and that voters would ensure that.
They never imagined the money as speech and corporations as people scenario and and a 2nd Amdt interpreted to mean "unregulated" gun ownership, amongst other things.
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@ginaintheburg @edgeofeurope @JonCooper
I think your founding fathers made the error of assuming future political leaders would be good people that act in good faith when they designed their political institutions, and that voters would ensure that.
They never imagined the money as speech and corporations as people scenario and and a 2nd Amdt interpreted to mean "unregulated" gun ownership, amongst other things.
@the5thColumnist @edgeofeurope @JonCooper
Indeed this is true. Thank you for understanding.
Unfortunately, their confidence in the essential decency & intelligence of humankind did not anticipate the corrosive effect of modern tech & media that constantly plays to the most base instincts & rewards authoritarians with unrivaled reach & influence coupled with an only-profits-matter school of capitalism. We left Adam Smith behind a looong time ago.
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@ginaintheburg @JonCooper our queen (reservist) and princess (corporal) are doing better, ffs
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@ginaintheburg @the5thColumnist @JonCooper oh is he? I avoid news about royals. Happy to live in a republic, far away from "my" Dutch royal family.
@edgeofeurope at least they (our royals
) are not afraid of army and mud. @ginaintheburg @the5thColumnist @JonCooper
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