Prince Philip dies at age 99

[Islamic Holy Sites]

What exactly does she do for them?

She their ceremonial head of state, a major cultural figure.

Your continual questioning is getting real tiring and isn’t actually getting anywhere. If you really don’t care about Philip or the monarchy why are you caring so much about it?

Because people seem to be debating with me. 3 people vs one. At least.

[Forsher]

See, there's this thing called the Commonwealth...

They're not fully independent, MUAHAHAHA...
*Insert American cackling here*

I have never thought or seen anyone say that. I'm a republican btw and I think NZ is doing great especially because of the sheep.

Aside from disingenuous financial comparisons to Ireland (a much, much smaller country,* much, much closer to anywhere one wants to visit), it's their main argument.

Also, the sheep thing? Completely old hat. Been dairy cow country for years. So much so you only have sheep if you couldn't switch to dairying.

*268,021 square kilometres > 70,273 km2

[Old Tyrannia]

What exactly does she do for them?

She their ceremonial head of state, a major cultural figure.

Your continual questioning is getting real tiring and isn’t actually getting anywhere. If you really don’t care about Philip or the monarchy why are you caring so much about it?

Don't indulge them. Ignore them and with luck they'll get bored and go away.

[The New California Republic]

See, there's this thing called the Commonwealth...

..that is many countries the UK invaded, yes, I know. But the UK invaded Iran as well.

Lol we invaded Australia? When? When did the UK invade the nation of Australia?

As for Iran, it should be patently obvious why Iran doesn't give a shit any more. Plus it was never even in the Commonwealth.

[Islamic Holy Sites]

..that is many countries the UK invaded, yes, I know. But the UK invaded Iran as well.

Yeah and Iran isn’t in the commonwealth. Because it was never in the British Empire, the Brits and Soviets just occupied Iran to keep oil out of the hands of the Axis.

The Brits and Soviets fought each other for that oil.

[Whitemore]

She their ceremonial head of state, a major cultural figure.

Your continual questioning is getting real tiring and isn’t actually getting anywhere. If you really don’t care about Philip or the monarchy why are you caring so much about it?

Because people seem to be debating with me. 3 people vs one. At least.

You are the one who randomly brought up a dead Iranian child that had no relation to this thread when we were talking about Prince Philip's duty during the war.

[Heloin]

Then your in the minority.
A lot of things. She's head of government

No she isn't.

She is though. She is Queen of those countries.

[Islamic Holy Sites]

..that is many countries the UK invaded, yes, I know. But the UK invaded Iran as well.

Lol we invaded Australia? When? When did the UK invade the nation of Australia?

As for Iran, it should be patently obvious why Iran doesn't give a shit any more.

Colonised it, then.

[Whitemore]

[proposal=][/proposal]

No she isn't.

She is though. She is Queen of those countries.

She's the Head of State, most countries in the Commonwealth have a Prime Minister who is Head of Government.

[Islamic Holy Sites]

No she isn't.

She is though. She is Queen of those countries.

She's head of state.

[Forsher]

No she isn't.

She is though. She is Queen of those countries.

Head of State is what you're looking for.

[Old Tyrannia]

No she isn't.

She is though. She is Queen of those countries.

She's head of state, rather than head of government. The position of head of government in the commonwealth realms is fulfilled by that country's prime minister.

[Salus Maior]

She their ceremonial head of state, a major cultural figure.

Your continual questioning is getting real tiring and isn’t actually getting anywhere. If you really don’t care about Philip or the monarchy why are you caring so much about it?

Because people seem to be debating with me. 3 people vs one. At least.

Because, imagine this, people are upset at you for being so disrespectful to a major figure whose body isn’t even cold yet.

You’re being an ass, in other words.

[Levroux]

No she isn't.

She is though. She is Queen of those countries.

By virtue of 500 years of violence, yes

[The Restored Danelaw]

No she isn't.

She is though. She is Queen of those countries.

That makes her head of state. She'd probably be an absolute monarch if she was their head of government. I get what you mean though

[The New California Republic]

Lol we invaded Australia? When? When did the UK invade the nation of Australia?

As for Iran, it should be patently obvious why Iran doesn't give a shit any more.

Colonised it, then.

Yup that's it, shift the goalposts.

[Salus Maior]

Yeah and Iran isn’t in the commonwealth. Because it was never in the British Empire, the Brits and Soviets just occupied Iran to keep oil out of the hands of the Axis.

The Brits and Soviets fought each other for that oil.

They were allied at that point so probably not at the time.

[Whitemore]

Because people seem to be debating with me. 3 people vs one. At least.

Because, imagine this, people are upset at you for being so disrespectful to a major figure whose body isn’t even cold yet.

You’re being an ass, in other words.

You hit it right on the head, when IHS ignored Philip's service during the war I got upset.

[Heloin]

..that is many countries the UK invaded, yes, I know. But the UK invaded Iran as well.

Lol we invaded Australia? When? When did the UK invade the nation of Australia?

As for Iran, it should be patently obvious why Iran doesn't give a shit any more.

You could make an argument for the First Fleet being an invasion of Australia and the subsequent Australian frontier wars. Though it's probably not the best comparison to the invasion of Iran in 1941.

[Islamic Holy Sites]

Because people seem to be debating with me. 3 people vs one. At least.

You are the one who randomly brought up a dead Iranian child that had no relation to this thread when we were talking about Prince Philip's duty during the war.

Whatever, this is a waste of time, if you don't understand it you don't understand it, I'm not posting here anymore.

[Whitemore]

You are the one who randomly brought up a dead Iranian child that had no relation to this thread when we were talking about Prince Philip's duty during the war.

Whatever, this is a waste of time, if you don't understand it you don't understand it, I'm not posting here anymore.

"This is a waste of time"

Yes, you are correct the post you made was a waste of time for people discussing a man and not an Iranian child.

[Jarvikan]

Edward wasn't a nazi

So why was he shuffled off to Bermuda at the start of the War?

He was the governor there.I read his biography,and the writer says of how he knows more than anyone else about him,and there is no sign he was a Nazi

[Heloin]

She is though. She is Queen of those countries.

Head of State is what you're looking for.

I'm blind as a bat and misread.

[Forsher]

She is though. She is Queen of those countries.

By virtue of 500 years of violence, yes

Only insofar as all states as a whole are exercises in violence, in which case your point is irrelevant. And, of course, not everyone agrees with this. And they really, really shouldn't. But that's neither here nor there.

[Levroux]

https://newsthump.com/2021/04/09/prince ... rent-dies/