The discussion centers on whether Great Britain should abolish its monarchy, with participants expressing diverse opinions. Some argue that the monarchy is an outdated institution that serves no purpose in modern society, while others believe it provides cultural value and tourism revenue. Key points include the distinction between Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and England, as well as the historical context of the monarchy's role. Ultimately, the debate highlights differing perspectives on tradition versus modern governance.
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Telos said:Ah, so Great Brittain is Grande Bretagne in French.
But doesn't that piss off the French people living in Bretagne?
Britain is also often used when talking about the island of Great Britain.
What about Scotland? Not only are we a Principality (edit: actually Scotland is a kingdom not a principality) but we have our own languages (like Wales but more of them) and we have our own parliament :-) And if SNP get in Power we will be a separate country again after 300 odd years of a union that has done the Scots more harm than good /rantEngland, Scotland and Wales. Wales is a principality. There are also Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, but nobody wants to know about those, and nobody really knows where they all are anyway.
True, but all the arostorcratcies in Europe are related.. The English are Anglo saxons after all..I do, however, tend to agree with Waste because the current family is actually of German descent.
I don't think Wales is considered a country, although they have given it some limited home rule. It was conquered in the middle ages and since then has formed part of the country England. It is a principality, and Charles is its prince. What did you think "Prince of Wales" meant?
Isn't it funny that Great Britain is smaller than Britain (when using Britain to refer to the entire country)?
If anyone tried a military coup the Queen would order the worlds best and most powerful army in the world to crush you ****ers. The army swear legence to the Queen. The royal perogative gives her the legal right to rage any war without the say of the british people or parliament. What the rest of the world and most Britons don't realize is that the queen has control of the best armed forces in the world. Deep down everyone loves the royal family and what they stand for. Without them the world would be a very different place. America, Britain and the commonwealth owe a great deal to them, as our wealth would never have existed without them.
Absolutely nothing; a vacuous false-title of antiquated good-for-nothingness. Why else would we be having the discussion of abolishing a monarchy? It's not like it would be a "revolution."
Would it?