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Originally Posted by belsarius
And these are all terrible things that are happening, and I am not debating them. I am not even trying to debate whether the day should be a stat or not.
I am saying that the vitriol against people just for wanting to line up and participate is disgusting. I don't care if you have no respect for the Monarchy, the respect I am talking about is for the normal person who wants to spend their time in line to pay respects to someone they believed in.
The last few pages of "this is what a cult looks like" or "this is mental illness" against people who choose to show respect for the Monarchy is what I am calling out.
You don't like them, fine, bitch all you want. Complain about how much coverage there is, I won't say a peep. Bring up these very important points, absolutely.
I haven't seen one post from a pro-Monarchy person saying anything disparaging about those who are against it. But the pile on against people who feel that standing in line for 40 hours to see the coffin for 15 seconds is worth it, that's what I find disgusting.
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Sure, if you've been indoctrinated to believe the royals are somehow above you then I suppose it's rational to have an emotional reaction to her inevitable death. FWIW, it's not a tragedy or anything. She was old as balls.
For anybody who hasn't been indoctrinated to worship royalty as though they're above us commoners, then watching people wait in line for 14 hours to mope past a wood box that may or may not hold her body is - objectively - bizarre.
So yeah, we can see it from your side. You were raised since birth to:
- bow/curtsy to her
- never walk in front of her
- not talk to her if you're sitting to her left (she'll only talk to the person sitting to her right, but may get back to you if you're on her left)
- address her as "Your Majesty"
- not speak to her unless spoken to
- not sit until she sits
- not leave an event before her unless you've received permission through a private secretary
- turn your back on her
Like, go nuts if you want to self subjugate to another human being, but surely it's not difficult to see why other people - absent of indoctrination - would not have any interest in any of the above. It's not different than people getting all excited about Trump, the Pope, Hitler, or any other leader throughout history. Some of us just aren't into worship.