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  • I think that the chat about whether they are value for money slightly misses the point. Hereditary monarchy is an anathema to an ideal of a meritocratic democracy, and its links to a theocracy are so antiquated and laughable as to be insulting.

    I care not for a positive business case for the royals in the same way that I do not look for a net present value for paedophilia or racism.

    Who cares if she costs the country money or not? She costs me money and I detest the existence of her role.

  • I think that the chat about whether they are value for money slightly misses the point. Hereditary monarchy is an anathema to an ideal of a meritocratic democracy, and its links to a theocracy are so antiquated and laughable as to be insulting.

    I care not for a positive business case for the royals in the same way that I do not look for a net present value for paedophilia or racism.

    Who cares if she costs the country money or not? She costs me money and I detest the existence of her role.

    As always mashton expresses the point eloquently, simply and succinctly.

    There is no place for this feudal legacy in a modern democracy.

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