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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Objectively, she was worse, which I agree is pretty hard to show with the royals as a reference point.
And yet, I am somewhat sympathetic to the royals at times because they are prisoners of duty and convention. Of course the rest of the time they are spoiled elitist snobs who are totally detached from reality. c'est la vie.
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Yeah this is the point of the show. I think it does a good job of vividly highlighting their flaws while at the same time opening an occasional window into their humanity and allowing for moments of sympathy.
If you come out of this thinking the royal family are monsters, you'd have to be fairly pre disposed to think that way going in IMO. Yes obviously they are born into wealth and privilege, but some it would seem are more able to handle it with an amount of empathy and dignity than others (Prince Andrew, looking at you).
Thatcher was definitely at an extreme end of the political spectrum. For some that makes her evil incarnate.