As a non royalist and somone thats never really paid much attention to royal family ive found the queens dwath upsetting. We go on about being proud to be British but thats usually shown by idots bringing shame on us. The queen was a wonderful lady who brought us together and tried to lighten the mood. Ive been moved by here death and will try to change my life for the better and to live by good values.Never appreciate her while she was alive but in her death i certainly do now. Rest in peace your majesty |
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"Thats the problem with people today, a queen who ruled for 70 years gets no respect but when a family memeber of theres dies they think world should stop "
But that's only natural? We all feel that with family members!and she sure did have alot of respect! |
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By *yron69Man
over a year ago
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Was interesting but personally enough. I don't want to see them again nor see the public fawning. Nor the casual reference to a life of privilege whereas we now have to choose between food and heating.
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"Thats the problem with people today, a queen who ruled for 70 years gets no respect but when a family memeber of theres dies they think world should stop "
I think that's perfectly natural. For them the world does stop temporarily.
The late queen was shown respect and deference in life and in death |
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"Thats the problem with people today, a queen who ruled for 70 years gets no respect but when a family memeber of theres dies they think world should stop "
Man you literally just said you paid her no attention until she died.
I'd be more worried for society if they took the death of people they never met harder than their friends and family to be honest |
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"Thats the problem with people today, a queen who ruled for 70 years gets no respect but when a family memeber of theres dies they think world should stop
Man you literally just said you paid her no attention until she died.
I'd be more worried for society if they took the death of people they never met harder than their friends and family to be honest "
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"Thats the problem with people today, a queen who ruled for 70 years gets no respect but when a family memeber of theres dies they think world should stop
Man you literally just said you paid her no attention until she died.
I'd be more worried for society if they took the death of people they never met harder than their friends and family to be honest "
Regret after someone dies often makes a person idealise the deceased.
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"Media hysteria, I disagree she brought people together, I don't subscribe to the "she was so wonderful". "
I wouldn't quite call it media hysteria as much as media addiction.
It really brought home to me, as a non TV owner and only an extremely occasional viewer, how much the rest of the population has embraced viewing as an almost vital activity.
This has made it very easy for the manipulators in society to pull almost everyone's strings.
I am so non reliant on TV (and similar) viewing that I found myself preferring to be outside for most of the big day. I was enjoying Stuart and Carrie's hospitality at Eureka where they provided a large TV screen for the benefit of members who chose to attend. Out in the sun, without a watch, I was also blissfully aware of when the official silence took place. Silence outside prevailed for much of the day.
I only seriously watched the scene in Saint George's Chapel, mainly out of curiosity as to how the actual 'burial' would take place. After that, two of us repaired to the jacuzzi before going our separate ways.
I was, overall, astonished by how much of the population had,apparently, stayed at home to watch from start to finish.
I had wagered on far more taking advantage of the public holiday in order to do other things.
I think this episode says as much about the power of television over people as it does about the hold which the monarchy has over a still sizeable proportion. |
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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago
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"Thats the problem with people today, a queen who ruled for 70 years gets no respect but when a family memeber of theres dies they think world should stop "
In fairness, when a family member dies, that family's world does stop and having spent a decade dealing with death professionally recognising that every bereaved family is having a shit time and really don't care about much else is key to supporting them |
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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago
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I was anti royal before her death and I am still now.
I found her death sad because she's been the queen and therefore part of my life by default for 50 years. The bits I saw of the funeral were sad because funerals are sad.
But her death won't alter my life and I'm genuinely confused how or why it should anyone else?
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"I was anti royal before her death and I am still now.
I found her death sad because she's been the queen and therefore part of my life by default for 50 years. The bits I saw of the funeral were sad because funerals are sad.
But her death won't alter my life and I'm genuinely confused how or why it should anyone else?
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Only people's life her death will alter is her family? Don't think anyone else would state otherwise? Was just a sad moment an end of an era sad as it was deffo won't alter my life! X |
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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago
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"I was anti royal before her death and I am still now.
I found her death sad because she's been the queen and therefore part of my life by default for 50 years. The bits I saw of the funeral were sad because funerals are sad.
But her death won't alter my life and I'm genuinely confused how or why it should anyone else?
Only people's life her death will alter is her family? Don't think anyone else would state otherwise? Was just a sad moment an end of an era sad as it was deffo won't alter my life! X"
Well the OP is claiming it will alter how he lives his... |
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"I was anti royal before her death and I am still now.
I found her death sad because she's been the queen and therefore part of my life by default for 50 years. The bits I saw of the funeral were sad because funerals are sad.
But her death won't alter my life and I'm genuinely confused how or why it should anyone else?
Only people's life her death will alter is her family? Don't think anyone else would state otherwise? Was just a sad moment an end of an era sad as it was deffo won't alter my life! X
Well the OP is claiming it will alter how he lives his..."
Maybe he's decided to change how he lives based on how we've been told the queen her life |
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"I was anti royal before her death and I am still now.
I found her death sad because she's been the queen and therefore part of my life by default for 50 years. The bits I saw of the funeral were sad because funerals are sad.
But her death won't alter my life and I'm genuinely confused how or why it should anyone else?
Only people's life her death will alter is her family? Don't think anyone else would state otherwise? Was just a sad moment an end of an era sad as it was deffo won't alter my life! X
Well the OP is claiming it will alter how he lives his..."
Maybe then but think it won't most but hey ho what do I know? Shrugs shoulders! X |
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It's a weird one. I've heard loads of different sides, opinions, stories about her that were cool, controversies etc. Hard to know what to belive really. So I've decided to get my head down and just get back to my plans of world domination. Don't worry folks, I'll see you right |
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"It's a weird one. I've heard loads of different sides, opinions, stories about her that were cool, controversies etc. Hard to know what to belive really. "
Why not believe both? No one’s existence is an ethical binary; I’m sure we’ve all done things others would like and dislike.
I see the medias malign influence as being to try and force us to believe a single ‘truth’ of their choosing when this is rarely the case. |
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"I was anti royal before her death and I am still now.
I found her death sad because she's been the queen and therefore part of my life by default for 50 years. The bits I saw of the funeral were sad because funerals are sad.
But her death won't alter my life and I'm genuinely confused how or why it should anyone else?
Only people's life her death will alter is her family? Don't think anyone else would state otherwise? Was just a sad moment an end of an era sad as it was deffo won't alter my life! X
Well the OP is claiming it will alter how he lives his...
Maybe he's decided to change how he lives based on how we've been told the queen her life "
I think there can be all sorts of triggers to make one rethink life. Big and small. Prominent or idiosyncratic.
I avoided the whole thing deliberately. |
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"It's a weird one. I've heard loads of different sides, opinions, stories about her that were cool, controversies etc. Hard to know what to belive really.
Why not believe both? No one’s existence is an ethical binary; I’m sure we’ve all done things others would like and dislike.
I see the medias malign influence as being to try and force us to believe a single ‘truth’ of their choosing when this is rarely the case."
To be honest thats the way I try and go through life. There are always two sides (sometiems more!) and way more to situations than we see, even the small ones. If the monarchy didn't have all that money would they have they have the power to do any of the good they did/supposedly did? Would socialism work ? Would that depend on people getting along? Cause I see a lot of people from all walks of life happy to be dicks to each other. I'm happy to buy a decent second hand sofa but if it wasn't for rich folk updating theirs every year that wouldn't be available to me.
These are all the kinda questions that go round my head and I can see all sides. I get overwhelmed.
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"Was interesting but personally enough. I don't want to see them again nor see the public fawning. Nor the casual reference to a life of privilege whereas we now have to choose between food and heating.
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So what have you chosen? Food or heating? |
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"I was anti royal before her death and I am still now.
I found her death sad because she's been the queen and therefore part of my life by default for 50 years. The bits I saw of the funeral were sad because funerals are sad.
But her death won't alter my life and I'm genuinely confused how or why it should anyone else?
Only people's life her death will alter is her family? Don't think anyone else would state otherwise? Was just a sad moment an end of an era sad as it was deffo won't alter my life! X
Well the OP is claiming it will alter how he lives his...
Maybe he's decided to change how he lives based on how we've been told the queen her life
I think there can be all sorts of triggers to make one rethink life. Big and small. Prominent or idiosyncratic.
I avoided the whole thing deliberately."
I watched from start to finish but I'm interested in the monarchy, it's history, ceremonies and rituals. It won't change my life but if it triggers a change for the better in someone else's I'm not going to argue |
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"I was anti royal before her death and I am still now.
I found her death sad because she's been the queen and therefore part of my life by default for 50 years. The bits I saw of the funeral were sad because funerals are sad.
But her death won't alter my life and I'm genuinely confused how or why it should anyone else?
Only people's life her death will alter is her family? Don't think anyone else would state otherwise? Was just a sad moment an end of an era sad as it was deffo won't alter my life! X
Well the OP is claiming it will alter how he lives his...
Maybe he's decided to change how he lives based on how we've been told the queen her life
I think there can be all sorts of triggers to make one rethink life. Big and small. Prominent or idiosyncratic.
I avoided the whole thing deliberately.
I watched from start to finish but I'm interested in the monarchy, it's history, ceremonies and rituals. It won't change my life but if it triggers a change for the better in someone else's I'm not going to argue"
I agree with you on that bit. |
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"I was anti royal before her death and I am still now.
I found her death sad because she's been the queen and therefore part of my life by default for 50 years. The bits I saw of the funeral were sad because funerals are sad.
But her death won't alter my life and I'm genuinely confused how or why it should anyone else?
Only people's life her death will alter is her family? Don't think anyone else would state otherwise? Was just a sad moment an end of an era sad as it was deffo won't alter my life! X
Well the OP is claiming it will alter how he lives his..."
So ?? Good luck to him if he does .
It's his life and his choice |
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I dont live my life by what people tell me,more than capable of making my own decisions. I was saying all the people that dont seem to give a shit are the same people that want the world to stop for them , but who are they!!!! Nobody thats who. Good on the Queen and the forces. |
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"I dont live my life by what people tell me,more than capable of making my own decisions. I was saying all the people that dont seem to give a shit are the same people that want the world to stop for them , but who are they!!!! Nobody thats who. Good on the Queen and the forces. "
Is thus judgemental attitude one of the good values you have decided to start living by?  |
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"I dont live my life by what people tell me,more than capable of making my own decisions. I was saying all the people that dont seem to give a shit are the same people that want the world to stop for them , but who are they!!!! Nobody thats who. Good on the Queen and the forces. "
I genuinely don't care about the late queen of any member of the royal family, I don't know them. When my mum died I did suspend my normal life and stopped do is lot of things I usually did. I don't think that was a bad thing for me to do |
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"I dont live my life by what people tell me,more than capable of making my own decisions. I was saying all the people that dont seem to give a shit are the same people that want the world to stop for them , but who are they!!!! Nobody thats who. Good on the Queen and the forces. "
Could say anyone you love and cherish is a nobody to the majority. Doesn't mean you love them any less. If we take being known as being an important factor, then royalty is just another version of celebrity. |
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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago
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"I dont live my life by what people tell me,more than capable of making my own decisions. I was saying all the people that dont seem to give a shit are the same people that want the world to stop for them , but who are they!!!! Nobody thats who. Good on the Queen and the forces. "
We all deserve respect and dignity in death.
And all bereaved families deserve empathy and compassion amd sympathy.
It's not a difficult moral code to adhere to.
And all bereaved families have the right to be completely self centred at a time of loss because their world has changed forever.
I'm genuinely confused as to what you mean about wanting the world to stop for them though? |
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