RANT: People see a show; I see wasted resources

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11981489/The-Household-Cavalry-rehearsals-King-Charles-coronation-month.html

Preparing for Charles’s big day: The Household Cavalry make their way down procession route outside Buckingham Palace as they take part in rehearsals for the King’s historic coronation next month

  •     Members of the Household Cavalry seen rehearsing outside Buckingham Palace
  •     READ: Buckingham Palace have unveiled plans for the King’s procession route 

By Elly Blake
Published: 09:44 EDT, 17 April 2023 | Updated: 09:52 EDT, 17 April 2023

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Preparations are well and truly under way for King Charles’s coronation as rehearsals took place outside Buckingham Palace today.

Members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, who carry out ceremonial duties for the two most senior regiments in the Army, paraded down The Mall ahead of the historic ceremony on May 6.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to line the streets of central London for the King’s coronation, the first since the late Queen Elizabeth II’s seven decades ago.

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Some see pageantry and history.  I see stolen money conspicuously wasted.  The cast of bureaucrats on horses is Taxpayer money parasitically taken from the middle calls, poor, and the fixed income serfs.

Argh!

At least they’ll get to see a “free” show.  And, I bet not one person thinks of the resources wasted.

Sigh!

Sadly.

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RANT: Do not speak ill of the dead — they can’t defend themselves

Saturday, September 10, 2022

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2022/09/09/people-wishing-ill-of-the-queen-n2612841

Sad but Not Surprising: Professors, Politicians and The New York Times Speak Ill of the Queen and Her Legacy
Rebecca Downs
Posted: Sep 09, 2022 10:15 AM

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Editor’s note: This article includes tweets containing vulgar language.

Even before Queen Elizabeth II was officially confirmed dead, her haters were dancing on her grave. We’re not just talking random Twitter users, but a verified professor, Uju Anya of Carnegie Mellon, as our friends at Twitchy highlighted throughout Thursday. While many current and former world leaders, including from the United States, have sent their condolences, those Australian politician Mehreen Faruqi’s rang hollow, as she brought up colonization in a tweet, and then restricted replies.

Condolences to those who knew the Queen.

I cannot mourn the leader of a racist empire built on stolen lives, land and wealth of colonised peoples.

We are reminded of the urgency of Treaty with First Nations, justice & reparations for British colonies & becoming a republic.

— Mehreen Faruqi (@MehreenFaruqi) September 9, 2022

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Now I’m no fan of the British “royalty” or their system of Gooferment, but we here in the USA have our own problems.

Whatever you can say about the Brits, they are polite.  And, in polite company, one never speaks ill of the dead.

Sounds like Professor Faruqi is getting her 15 minutes of fame at the Queen’s expense. 

Where has the Professor been hiding these comments before the Queen’s death?

And why restrict replies?

Time for everyone to turn away from “hate speech” and face our problems.  No one is perfect, but as “leaders” go, she was a pretty classy lady.

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