Medals and royal stuff

[vegetariantaxidermy]

Not that I have any time for war-loving old farts and their stupid medals, but why exactly does Prince Charles wear so many that it's a wonder he can even stand up? I'm pretty sure the most exercise he's ever had is pottering around his garden telling his serfs what to do, or blowing up wild animals.
I'm not 'anti-royal' as such (what else would women's magazines have to put on their front pages?), but I'm liable to become that way if they don't stop wearing those offensive pro-war poppies every time they go out in public, or weighing themselves down with bits of ribbon and metal that apparently signify some kind of military 'achievement' (managed to kill lots of people).
And to Harry, please stop with the public displays of faux-sensitivity. We all know you are a warmongering little wanker who only got married so you could start having extramarital affairs (and show how 'tolerant' and 'culturally sound' you are).




Really, what a bunch of twits they are.



Charles has even more in some photos but they are too big for this site (or too dazzling).

[Walker]

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[Arising_uk]

... I'm pretty sure the most exercise he's ever had is pottering around his garden telling his serfs what to do, or blowing up wild animals. ...

Well that and being a fighter pilot and a naval captain.

[Arising_uk]

... pro-war poppies ...

They're not really 'pro-war', just remembering those who died in them.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

... pro-war poppies ...

They're not really 'pro-war', just remembering those who died in them.

For what reason? That's bullshit. Poppy wearing is a pro-war declaration and glorification. It's got beyond a joke. Now they are 'honouring' even Iraq and Afghanistan military thugs. Think about it. It's useful to have soldiering revered as 'heroic'--it makes going to 'war' so much more enticing.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

... I'm pretty sure the most exercise he's ever had is pottering around his garden telling his serfs what to do, or blowing up wild animals. ...

Well that and being a fighter pilot and a naval captain.

Give me a break. It takes years of study to get qualified to captain a ship. The royals get given those 'qualifications' and then someone else does the work for them.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

... I'm pretty sure the most exercise he's ever had is pottering around his garden telling his serfs what to do, or blowing up wild animals. ...

Well that and being a fighter pilot and a naval captain.

So, a 'sea captain, a fighter pilot, an admiral, a general AND an air marshal in the royal airforce', and with all those decorations for heroic acts.
Wow, the guy must be superhuman. Amazing how looks can be deceiving

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Veggie, Prince Charles served in the Falklands Islands mini-war and he won it.

So he deserves those medals. He actually went through military training and leaned how to make a bed. He can fly a helicopter, and not just those toy-ones from Walmart.

Prince Charles is a real soldier.

As for the poppies: some think that people died for a cause, and furthermore, that the particular cause saved us, our children, our women, our way of life, our culture.

What they ignorantly haven't thought through, is that if the enemy won, we would be wearing poppies to honour those who had fallen, to to save us, our children, our women, our way of life, our culture. Whatever other culture we'd be cultivating.

So the whole war-thing is a bit funny; no matter who wins, we wear poppies.

This is either a joke, or a well-ignored paradox. If you think about it long and hard enough.

[commonsense]

I’m not 'anti-royal' as such (what else would women's magazines have to put on their front pages?), but I'm liable to become that way if they don't stop wearing those offensive pro-war poppies every time they go out in public, or weighing themselves down with bits of ribbon and metal that apparently signify some kind of military 'achievement' (managed to kill lots of people).

Disclaimer: I don’t follow the Royals.

Setting aside the Royals and their optics and qualifications and such, I take the OP as an expression of anti-war sentiment. I’m anti-war as well.

There are those who explain war in pragmatic terms. They know what causes wars. They tell you that war is necessary, or that it’s natural, unavoidable and inevitable. They admit that war is bad, but they also say there are benefits to war.

They talk of going to war to protect their way of life. They compartmentalize their cold hearts so that they can focus on geopolitical pro’s and con’s. They may actually otherwise lead a good life.

I’ll grant that their arguments are sound. But to truly live the good life you have to be an altruist. There cannot be any killing. Practicality should not override morality.

The sadness that accompanies a death cannot be forever walled off by the killer. And the sadness that engulfs anyone whose son or daughter never comes home — that’s a sadness that lasts forever.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

I’m not 'anti-royal' as such (what else would women's magazines have to put on their front pages?), but I'm liable to become that way if they don't stop wearing those offensive pro-war poppies every time they go out in public, or weighing themselves down with bits of ribbon and metal that apparently signify some kind of military 'achievement' (managed to kill lots of people).

Disclaimer: I don’t follow the Royals.

Setting aside the Royals and their optics and qualifications and such, I take the OP as an expression of anti-war sentiment. I’m anti-war as well.

There are those who explain war in pragmatic terms. They know what causes wars. They tell you that war is necessary, or that it’s natural, unavoidable and inevitable. They admit that war is bad, but they also say there are benefits to war.

They talk of going to war to protect their way of life. They compartmentalize their cold hearts so that they can focus on geopolitical pro’s and con’s. They may actually otherwise lead a good life.

I’ll grant that their arguments are sound. But to truly live the good life you have to be an altruist. There cannot be any killing. Practicality should not override morality.

The sadness that accompanies a death cannot be forever walled off by the killer. And the sadness that engulfs anyone whose son or daughter never comes home — that’s a sadness that lasts forever.

That's only because they buy into the lies, and don't question their 'betters'. Wars are never about what they think they are about. I find the current fad for using 'hero' as a synonym for anyone who is stupid enough to go to war offensive and disturbing. Red poppy-wearing is playing into the hands of the arms industry.

[vegetariantaxidermy]

Veggie, Prince Charles served in the Falklands Islands mini-war and he won it.

So he deserves those medals. He actually went through military training and leaned how to make a bed. He can fly a helicopter, and not just those toy-ones from Walmart.

Prince Charles is a real soldier.

As for the poppies: some think that people died for a cause, and furthermore, that the particular cause saved us, our children, our women, our way of life, our culture.

What they ignorantly haven't thought through, is that if the enemy won, we would be wearing poppies to honour those who had fallen, to to save us, our children, our women, our way of life, our culture. Whatever other culture we'd be cultivating.

So the whole war-thing is a bit funny; no matter who wins, we wear poppies.

This is either a joke, or a well-ignored paradox. If you think about it long and hard enough.

I hope it's a joke
It was Andrew who was in the Falklands conflict--not that it's anything to be proud of. All I can say is that if those inbred idiots can fly helicopters then it must be about as difficult as flying a Walmart one.

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Who is Andrew?

[vegetariantaxidermy]

Who is Andrew?

Charles' beefy brother, the cuckold one.

[commonsense]

Who is Andrew?

Charles' beefy brother, the cuckold one.

But if happenstance found you in a war and found you risking your life in the defense of others by going beyond your assigned responsibilities, you should be allowed to wear some sort of badge of honor.

On the other hand, if you were awarded a medal simply because of your high rank or because you were stationed in the vicinity of danger, you should feel some degree of shame.

[Dalek Prime]

Who is Andrew?

The guy who won't be king.