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cz
United States3249 Posts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13132410 to watch live, it's still going on. | ||
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ShadowDrgn
United States2497 Posts
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
But yeah I was watching a bit of it, I agree that the Archbishop who read the vows has an absolutely amazing voice, very bold. | ||
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Flew
United Kingdom133 Posts
It's beautiful indeed! Kate's dress is perfect and she has such poise and elegance that I'm sure she'll do well in her role as future queen. I really love the trees in the cathedral. A nice touch instead of the usual flower arrangements. | ||
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Zidane
United States1685 Posts
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WarChimp
Australia943 Posts
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cz
United States3249 Posts
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cz
United States3249 Posts
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Mavkar
Germany592 Posts
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Eatme
Switzerland3919 Posts
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Elroi
Sweden5588 Posts
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cz
United States3249 Posts
On April 29 2011 19:51 Elroi wrote: Ah old costums. All that makes me sad and frustrated because of the lack of egality in this world. Not because it would make any difference if you took away all the privileges and the money of the royal families (in Europe at least): but it feels just like a celebration of a thousand year old system of repression. I'm not even a monarchist, but I enjoy the show. Don't have to be a Jaedong fan to appreciate and be spell-bound by his games. Nowadays the monarchy has no real power and acts as a positive attractor for the Britain, bringing in revenue from tourism both to themselves and the general economy that far outweighs what allowances the British government gives them. | ||
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Elroi
Sweden5588 Posts
On April 29 2011 19:53 cz wrote: I'm not even a monarchist, but I enjoy the show. Don't have to be a Jaedong fan to appreciate and be spell-bound by his games. Nowadays the monarchy has no real power and acts as a positive attractor for the Britain, bringing in revenue from tourism both to themselves and the general economy that far outweighs what allowances the British government gives them. It's the symbol of wealth put up infront of the people - as in medieval times to show the might of the nation. I know that my perspective is illogical - or maybe too logical to be valid in a world that isn't at all logical, but this kind of spectacel makes me feel dirty. It has been like that as long as I can remember, I remember almost crying when my mother wanted to watch the swedish royal family when I was a kid. But as I said, this is more of a feeling than an argument really, so I can understand people who are watching I guess. | ||
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cz
United States3249 Posts
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Mavkar
Germany592 Posts
So overwhelming! | ||
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cz
United States3249 Posts
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cz
United States3249 Posts
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United States3249 Posts
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cz
United States3249 Posts
![[image loading]](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52408000/jpg/_52408335_jex_1031606_de27-1.jpg) Did I miss the kiss or something? I don't think it happened! | ||
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Mavkar
Germany592 Posts
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SushilS
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And Britains next queen is hot yo! | ||
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cz
United States3249 Posts
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FFGenerations
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DocNemesis
Philippines446 Posts
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sc4k
United Kingdom5454 Posts
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turdburgler
England6749 Posts
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Existential
Australia2107 Posts
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Vinnesta
Singapore285 Posts
They should be kissing any minute now!! | ||
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ToT)OjKa(
Korea (South)2437 Posts
QUEEN AIN'T WAVING THOUGH | ||
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Vinnesta
Singapore285 Posts
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Ayush_SCtoss
India3050 Posts
Ah the cakes, chocolate cakes ;_; Best wishes to those two though! | ||
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chobopeon
United States7342 Posts
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Mavkar
Germany592 Posts
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Scaramanga
Australia8090 Posts
who really cares? | ||
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Psychobabas
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Cauz I got 2 days off. lolz | ||
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Torenhire
United States11681 Posts
On April 29 2011 21:52 Psychobabas wrote: I care. Cauz I got 2 days off. lolz It makes sense for you guys to care. in the US it's ROYAL WEDDING EVERYTHING AHHHHH. I think the US is just as, if not more excited about it. rofl. | ||
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pStar
996 Posts
I dont even consider myself part of the UK but I still have to pay tax to fund this crap? Unbelievable. | ||
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trevabob
United Kingdom350 Posts
On April 29 2011 22:02 pStar wrote: What an absolute waste of money. I dont even consider myself part of the UK but I still have to pay tax to fund this crap? Unbelievable. Exactly. If I wanted to watch stupid inbred people with a grossly inflated and illegitimate sense of self worth spend far too much of other peoples' money to get married I'd watch "my big fat gypsy wedding"... | ||
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MutaDoom
Canada1163 Posts
On April 29 2011 19:48 Eatme wrote: I zapped my way through all my channels and five of them were broadcasting this stuff live. I swear to god, 70% of my satellite channel list (Bell) is somehow affiliated with the wedding lol. Can't avoid it. | ||
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OhDeezy
United Kingdom54 Posts
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404.Delirium
United States1190 Posts
 Was really fun. | ||
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pStar
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MoltkeWarding
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exalted
United States3612 Posts
On April 29 2011 22:43 MoltkeWarding wrote: I was impressed by the public spirit and atavistic loyalty of the people as they appeared on the broadcasts. It permits one to indulge, however briefly, in the fantasy that here begins a fresh generation which will restore prestige and honour to our monarchy. Don't say "our monarchy", man. You're just a Asian banana trying to be a part of the cool crowd. <3 | ||
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MoltkeWarding
5195 Posts
On April 29 2011 22:59 exalted wrote: Don't say "our monarchy", man. You're just a Asian banana trying to be a part of the cool crowd. <3 There's no need for any of that envy. I've never prevented you from making something of yourself as well. | ||
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Elroi
Sweden5588 Posts
On April 29 2011 22:43 MoltkeWarding wrote: I was impressed by the public spirit and atavistic loyalty of the people as they appeared on the broadcasts. It permits one to indulge, however briefly, in the fantasy that here begins a fresh generation which will restore prestige and honour to our monarchy. I cant tell if you're serious or sarcastic. This is what this kind of things does to people. | ||
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dakalro
Romania525 Posts
On April 29 2011 22:02 pStar wrote: What an absolute waste of money. I dont even consider myself part of the UK but I still have to pay tax to fund this crap? Unbelievable. On April 29 2011 22:16 OhDeezy wrote: As a tax payer, you pay about 65p a year to keep the Royalty, and they generate a lot more than that from tourism. I'm not a Royalist either, but just enjoy the wedding for what it is, a great spectacle. And as someone from a country with a president I can say I'd much rather have 1 guy/family be the face of the country rather than having to elect a new idiot every 4-5 years. Elections are expensive. Managing all the presidential shit (houses, palaces, lifetime security detail for each of them, housing) isn't that much cheaper than for a royal family if that's what you have in mind. Plus every new president has new staff, with different ideas about how their offices should look like. In the end I doubt it's any cheaper, if anything it should probably be more expensive. And without the added benefit of a ton of tourists coming to see the royal stuff. Plus if ever the monarchy is abolished in the UK do you actually think they won't keep what's essentially their property? Unless it's done by revolution but good luck getting modern humans' fat ass off the couch and away from the TV :D; too well fed, too easy a life. Have fun knowing this event has brought happiness to some, lots of money to others in your country. | ||
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fanta[Rn]
Japan2465 Posts
I missed Harry's speech, was it good? :o | ||
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MoltkeWarding
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On April 29 2011 23:18 Elroi wrote: I cant tell if you're serious or sarcastic. This is what this kind of things does to people. I assure you that I am quite unmoved by the momentary fashion and furor of this wedding. The imp's shattered mirror has polluted my eye, and it takes some effort to muster what enthusiasm I have for a day's pageantry. Nonetheless, your kind of statement appears to be an eager bedfellow of egalitarian ideology: make as many generalising assumptions as you can about as many people as you can. Peoples minds are automatons, deluded by basic stimulae and impulses. Will is the slave of enviornment, therefore anything remotely decorating a human personality- personal loyalties, sense of duty, feelings of obligation, love of traditions, is not an expression of individuality, but the contrary. The only true way of expressing individuality is revolt against all positive values, at which point the postmodernist finds nirvana. There. Is my generalisation a just description of your Weltanschauung? Be happy with your inheritance, and I shall be happy with mine. For my part, I could no more depart from the protections of liberties descended from the Bill of Rights of 1689, than I could from loyalty to the Monarchy enshrined in the same document. Its champion, Lord Somers, knew better than to go Jacobin: "So that our government not being arbitrary, but legal, not absolute but political, our princes can never become arbitrary, absolute, or tyrants, without forfeiting at the same time their royal character, by the breach of the essential conditions of their regal power, which are to act according to the ancient customs and standing laws of the nation." Out of which customs egalitarianism is as foreign to our blood, as is despotism. | ||
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TechniQ.UK
United Kingdom391 Posts
I'm glad the service was overtly Christian, it's good to see our nation live up to it's protestant heritage at a time where the government seems to be trying to get rid of it. Note: First kiss happened on the balcony of the palace, not at the abbey service. | ||
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Sm3agol
United States2055 Posts
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mahkan
United States153 Posts
On April 30 2011 01:56 Sm3agol wrote: WTF? People care? I mean....it's someone across the pond getting married. Big deal. It's not like British royalty has any power. My thoughts exactly | ||
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des
United States507 Posts
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Varys
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But the most ridiculous thing about is the premise itself: Image still having a monarchy in 21st century Europa and millions of people caring about a wedding just because the pair is royal. | ||
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relyt
United States1073 Posts
On April 30 2011 01:56 Sm3agol wrote: WTF? People care? I mean....it's someone across the pond getting married. Big deal. It's not like British royalty has any power. Well, she is really hot though. | ||
SirJolt
the Dagon Knight4002 Posts
![[image loading]](http://img705.imageshack.us/i/katemiddletona.jpg/) The whole think rankles my anti-monarchistic Irish sentiment. It feels a little... awkward to see so many Irish folks clamouring for it; I'm not judging or anything, it's just that long history of colonialism/loss/cultural damage is hard to shift, and the monarchy is a powerful metonym for it. | ||
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MoltkeWarding
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SirJolt
the Dagon Knight4002 Posts
On April 30 2011 04:04 MoltkeWarding wrote: As far as Ireland is concerned, the English simply cannot do right by them. The monarchy is no good, and the Irish despise the Cromwellian Republic as well. I suppose if the Irish had their way, England would revert back to the noble times of Tristan and Isolde. After all, the noblest hero of English medieval romance was a Celt. For us, it's more a question of that core concept of postcolonial suffering. There's nothing to be done about a redemption for the English, it's about a cultural subjugation, the practical crushing of a language and heritage, that leaves the whole national spirit somewhat scarred (to take the point from Said/Jameson). To say, "If the Irish had their way..." and then offer something to do with England at all is to misunderstand the issue a bit, I feel. For us, it's a question of our present identity being a fundamentally poscolonial one. It's to understand that Flan O'Brien feeling of "... and their likes will never be seen again." It's more a question of a perpetual grieving for who we might have been that determines how the Irish feel for the English, than a question of what the English are or could be. | ||
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fanta[Rn]
Japan2465 Posts
On April 30 2011 01:56 Sm3agol wrote: WTF? People care? I mean....it's someone across the pond getting married. Big deal. It's not like British royalty has any power. Why are people watching sports or sc2 or anything, wtf care? come on rofl | ||
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OmniEulogy
Canada6592 Posts
On April 30 2011 04:04 MoltkeWarding wrote: As far as Ireland is concerned, the English simply cannot do right by them. The monarchy is no good, and the Irish despise the Cromwellian Republic as well. I suppose if the Irish had their way, England would revert back to the noble times of Tristan and Isolde. After all, the noblest hero of English medieval romance was a Celt. And yet I bet you feel bad for our Aboriginals. Don't make fun of the Irish ya douche. OT: It was a nice wedding. I don't think people realize how important the British Monarchy is for our military here in Canada. We still remove our beret when we go past pictures of the queen in St. Jean ^^ but not for Peter McKay lol. | ||
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Housemd
United States1407 Posts
It's nice to have a bit of fun once in a while. | ||
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zZygote
Canada898 Posts
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