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I do not want Charles : Comments

By Peter Bowden, published 3/2/2023

Charles acquiesced to the dismissal of an Australian Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam. We should never allow this in the future.

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The twisted logic of the anti-Charles sentiment here almost turned me into a raving monarchist. As things stand I am just a calm one, a quiet supporter of our constitutional monarchy. The thing about this arrangement is precisely that you take what you get given in the monarch stakes. The top job goes to a person who arrived there automatically via a defined line of succession. It works. There's evidence. Feeling powerless? There are plenty of opportunities to exercise one's democratic powers. That the monarchy isn't one of them is its strength, a key reason for its retention. Resist the temptation to reject a monarch you don't like personally. Take pride in the tolerance that requires. Share it. Tolerance is valuable. It might be nice to try an alternative, like an elected president of a republic. It might work. But it won't be a reversible experiment and the risk is huge. What we've got will do just fine.
Posted by TomBie, Friday, 3 February 2023 2:10:51 PM
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What is more immediately important than the Monarchy and Charles is the hell on Earth we will be experiencing under the Ockernese government for at least three years.

Bad things are going to happen. There is almost zero opposition, and we are going to have to live with it; so I've started re-reading 'The Benedict Option' for comfort.

In the first few pages is the reminder that people of virtue will come to understand that full participation in mainstream society will not be possible for those who are not of the Left. We need to find new ways to live - just as Benedictines did in response to the fall of Roman civilisation. And, make no mistake: our civilisation, while not yet at breaking point, is in big trouble.
Posted by ttbn, Friday, 3 February 2023 2:53:10 PM
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Here's something for all those doom and gloomers.
The fear-mongerers - and those who only see
negativity in any change from the
status quo as a threat.

Those who want the 1950s
and The White Australia Policy back. The Pauline
Hansoners, who claim to be "conservatives," and "True
Australians," The
haters of multiculturalism - and diversity.
Who are against giving a Voice to our First Nations People.

Well
guess what? The 1950s are not coming back.
And your being a minority in today's Australia -
won't drag this country backwards to again become
the cultural back-water it once was.

Here's something for you all:

Our country does have problems
They give me a chill
But I know it will get better
I know that it will
I try not to worry or let it get me down
I keep on smiling, and I get rid of my frown
We've survived the hard times
We've done it before
We'll do it again of that I am sure
So I take one day at a time
And I treasure each day
We can work together
"Cause that's the best way
Don't let hate determine how we act
Instead open our hearts and lets not attack
Let's make sure that our country is the best it can be
Let's work together on this great wide brown land
That's girthed by sea
Lets end this antagonism towards our fellow man
We'll all feel better if we link hands!
Posted by Foxy, Friday, 3 February 2023 4:10:25 PM
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Airbus Albozo's priority is virtue signalling and apartheid for Australia.

He doesn't give a crap about the monarchy, the economy or the wellbeing of Australians.
Posted by shadowminister, Friday, 3 February 2023 4:52:24 PM
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shadowminister,

And you know this how?

Of course in your mind - Peter Dutton is the carer?
Posted by Foxy, Friday, 3 February 2023 5:23:13 PM
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The
haters of multiculturalism
Foxy,
That is an exceedingly ignorant thing to say. When normal people air their views about multiculturalism they don't do so because they 'hate' multiculturalism, they speak up because of the negative impact brought on by immigration of white-hating migrants.
If you want to hear white-hating migrants I suggest you listen to "Stop Everything" on ABC.
Posted by Indyvidual, Friday, 3 February 2023 5:32:29 PM
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