Google| Subject | Re: Queen mother (of england) has died |
| From | AC |
| Date | 2002-04-02 21:09 (2002-04-02 21:09) |
| Message-ID | <3caa01b9.69686383@news2.randori.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
| Follows | David Flood |
| Followups | David Flood (24m) > AC Russ (22m) > AC |
On Tue, 2 Apr 2002 19:13:07 +0100, "David Flood" <NOSPAMmaoltuile@utvinternet.ie>wrote:
David FloodThat is the goal of any form of government; monarchy, democracy, autocracy, theocracy, etc. Don't you think it a little strange to single out one form for such an accusation, when it applies to all forms? I can hardly fault the Queen for wanting to hang on to her job any more than I can fault Blair and Labour for wanting to hold on to theirs.
The first priority of royalty, *always*, is to preserve their own institution, no matter the cost. I could give you a *long* list of examples, even from WWII.
--- AaronC
2002-03-30-
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