tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post526788469171583472..comments2023-08-10T18:06:06.024+10:00Comments on Philippines Phil: Royalty, to the trash bin NOWPhilippinesPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-24588086255858095812007-08-02T12:32:00.000+10:002007-08-02T12:32:00.000+10:00Yeah, Harry and William both seem like a couple of...Yeah, Harry and William both seem like a couple of good eggs. I get the feeling that both of them would just as soon rid themselves of all this "royal nonsense" as well.PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-70303126367171762032007-08-02T07:01:00.000+10:002007-08-02T07:01:00.000+10:00Really, I just think prince harry is a fox. I thin...Really, I just think prince harry is a fox. I think they're a great soap opera. Thats why I like them. no other reason.KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-10019359966196022612007-07-27T10:08:00.000+10:002007-07-27T10:08:00.000+10:00Let me look for the version of Duelin' Banjos that...Let me look for the version of Duelin' Banjos that I have and come back and focus on the blue-blooded British royalty.<BR/><BR/>But I sense that the little nod and wink our own W gave after the date faux pas brought the entire festivity down to earth for a while. And on national TV, too. HeHeHe, as W would snicker.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-26307138582109982792007-07-24T12:29:00.000+10:002007-07-24T12:29:00.000+10:00Yup, nutty is a good word for them. I don't think ...Yup, nutty is a good word for them. I don't think most Americans realize how much money is spent on them over there, and how comprehensive the English involvement is in continuing the charade. Over there, its not some "quaint" frivolity, its serious "business." I guess they are hesitant to let go of a tradition that goes back hundreds of years, no matter how ridiculous it is.<BR/><BR/>Much of my PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-70832008107163205812007-07-24T01:59:00.000+10:002007-07-24T01:59:00.000+10:00I think I'm at an earlier stage of Royal hating th...I think I'm at an earlier stage of Royal hating that you are. Though I think they are obsolete and nutty, I don't "loathe" them as you said. But I think if I lived in England, I might raise a little cane too and call for their dismanteling. Good post.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-40551107232429994682007-07-23T19:22:00.000+10:002007-07-23T19:22:00.000+10:00Mac2, of course you are right that the Spanish, ju...Mac2, of course you are right that the Spanish, just as all the Europeans under monarchies, used the concept of divine right as an excuse to use and abuse the indigenous people of their colonies. Racism was another problem. Americans were very guilty of that one right here during their 50 years of rule in the Philippines. <BR/><BR/>As for Katana, there seems to be no hope for you girl ...grin... PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-47746391849751256342007-07-23T18:46:00.000+10:002007-07-23T18:46:00.000+10:00I was comparing paris hilton to royalty - not the ...I was comparing paris hilton to royalty - not the flag... the flag is much prettier.<BR/><BR/>The crown are symbols. how many people do you know would be willing to "fight" for a flag. not fight, like soldiers, but get in a bar fight because someone disrespects the flag? How many people would feel the urge to bludgeon a protestor for their treatment of a peice of cloth? or cry when it is raised?KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-45022146366523527982007-07-23T12:54:00.000+10:002007-07-23T12:54:00.000+10:00The most unfortunate thing about the notion of Roy...The most unfortunate thing about the notion of Royalty is the manner in which the Spanish Conquerers inflicted this concept upon their erstwhile colonies. Every Spaniard residing abroad considered himself a "Hidalgo"--a gentleman-- far superior to the "indios", and contemptous of anything that smacked of manual labor. Ironically, rather than percipitating a violent revolt, this notion was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-61233077763162564762007-07-23T12:04:00.000+10:002007-07-23T12:04:00.000+10:00You make a very weird argument Katana; I guess you...You make a very weird argument Katana; I guess you were in a hurry or something. Our flag is definitely a symbol, one that has been ruled legal to burn, or spit on, or to do whatever one would like to it in order to "express" oneself. We spend no national treasure on protecting it. And comparing "Old Glory" to Paris Hilton has got to be the strangest comparison I've ever seen made. I don't know PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18348841.post-21910524333869994422007-07-23T07:32:00.000+10:002007-07-23T07:32:00.000+10:00They pledge allegiance to a queen, we pledge alleg...They pledge allegiance to a queen, we pledge allegiance to a flag. Both are just symbols. We also worship Paris Hilton and her ilk.KAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090582170365523716noreply@blogger.com