World's Greatest Welfare Queen Dies

I must get this off my chest. Mind you, this is more of a rant to all those feeling nostalgic and remorseful over a Queen who lived the life of privilege from birth to death. As much as I mourn the passing of any human, I pray she was saved. While I do truly feel she was a good woman, I do not understand the borderline worship so many in America seem to feel for her. She was nothing more to me than the World's biggest welfare Queen. Mind you, the royal family made their wealth off the backs of their citizens for over 1200 years.

I do mourn the passing of a human, nothing more nothing less. She was a figure head who never had power in all her life, because the Crown abdicated their rule 373 years ago. That is 373 years of continually collecting money from enterprises built upon the backs of slave labor the World over.

Can you name me one British Elitist who does not hate America? They go so far as to accuse America from getting wealthy of the World, when in reality it is the royal family, whom they worship, who made their money off slave labor from their colonies around the World. They were the one's colonizing the World for their benefit, the United States never ever colonized anything. Regardless of what the left claims.

So now they lost their beloved Queen, and the family of misfits continues to fleece the citizens of England by making money off the citizens. Think about it, it's their ancestors who made the royal family rich. All the while these foolish English citizens seem to worship the family like they are god's. A citizenry whom for the vast majority lived in abject poverty through most of the last millennium.

Sorry if I do not share everyone's sense of pride over someone who has passed away. Mind you, this woman was angry when one of her cousins spoke out against abortion. Yes, Shockingly the Queen Mother was pro choice. She did like Reagan and publicly got along with Margaret Thatcher, but the family all leaned to the left through the years. Today they are borderline radicle leftists.

Something else my fellow Christian brothers and sister need to know, the head of the Monarchy is the head of the Church of England. Yes the Queen Mother was the head of the church, now Charles is. A church that pretty much aligns closely with the doctrine of the Catholic Church, but in many cases is even more heretical.

Remember, the Church of England sprang up so that King Henry VIII could divorce his wife. However, the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, would not allow it because Henry's wife was his sister. So Henry began his own reformation by leaving the Catholic Church, which he then was allowed to divorce his wife. He then married Anne Boleyn in 1533, and 3 years later had her head removed. He claims because she committed adultery, but the truth is she failed to give him a male heir.

I will readily admit I have very little love or respect for the majority of politicians and mega wealthy individuals in America today. Since it is the evil alliance of the mega rich and politicians who are busily trying to push us back into the feudal system, better known today as Communism. OH, I know there are good politicians, and good rich people, but they are few and far between. So forgive me if I do not join on everyone's shock and sadness at the passing of the World's greatest Welfare Queen.

I say that I the manner of some truly overlook his weaknesses
My love Trump, but I hold him solely responsible for shutting down a 20 trillion dollar economy

First thing Rush said when he retrieved after some time off when he learned of his diagnosis was what was Trump thinking?

I worship no one, because we all fall short of the perfection of a perfect God.

So my point is how so many do look at our leaders as demigods at times

That is not Trumps fault. I remember the adoration bordering of worship over GWBush by creepers after 911 and into the the war, many of those sane creepers now call him Satan

I think him not so evil, nor do good. He was one of the many humans who gave a desire to be in control.

I'll be honest, Trump is the first since Reagan who hit into politics to actually fix things m
Like Trump Reagan held only 2 offices, Governor of California, and President

You could add Eisenhower but he was used to control from being an officer in the military and the rest who know of him.

So sorry to offend you, but yes there are some creepers who do look to our conservative leaders like gods almost

Individualism can work if men get together to stop tyrants from enslaving them, then disbanding to go home and live their lives

But when people decide to appoint a king after the freedom is won, soon the tyranny will begin again

True individualism is being free but understand the need to fight together as one to stay free,

Even Washington understood the proclivity of humans to want a king. So he declined the off to be king. Thank God he was wise enough to know that, and thus we became a Republic instead of a Monarch under him.

We were warned by God not to appoint a king like others, but we did not listen, and thus we continually fall under the rule of those who desire to be our overlords, and in time those overlords become our slave masters.

I desire to be free, I would rather be killed fighting as a free man than die fighting for a king. Unless that King is Christ.

There is a case to be made against the British monarchy but this is not it.

I am no admirer of monarchy, the royals, the wealthy, or the elite, but modern Britain has made its system work by having a monarch as a unifying national symbol in a country that has experienced considerable ideological and political turmoil. Having a monarch as head of state lets politicians and the people be their usual, scheming, greedy, and foolish selves with a diminished risk of the country coming apart at the seams.

As for a case against the British monarchy, I think it rests most strongly on three points.

First, the British monarchy props up Britain's class system, which offers an endless source of resentment and distraction and justification for cheating by the populace. Why not go on the welfare dole as a fiddle when the country is governed by the great fiddle of the monarchy and the class system?

Another result of the class system is that Brits tend to have a sense of manners and boundaries that contrast with American directness, the idea that the customer is king, and a get it done ethic. That is one of the reasons why Brits find America so appealing.

Here, the idea killer of "that's just not done" is virtually unheard outside of Ivy League faculty lounges and elite private clubs. A common American response to "that's just not done" is why not? If a good answer is lacking, the idea can move forward for discussion of the merits.

Second, the bad behavior of Britain's royals is a major problem. It is often deeply unseemly and gets them into association with shady characters. Prince Andrew's friendship and frolics with Jeffry Epstein is the most recent example but is hardly an isolated one. Again and again, being a wealthy and titled celebrity has the to be expected corrosive effects on character and conduct.

Third, money-grubbing by the royals can have an effect on government favors and policies. It is no secret that if you wish to get on the royal honors list or get a special immigration permit, the way to do it is to spread money around via charitable donations and favorable business deals for both politicians and royals.

The more troubling aspect is when this kind of pay for play extends to money-making contracts with the government and policies that are questionable in their effects on the public interest. Britain's foolish embrace of mass immigration, especially Muslim immigration, was due in part to covert royal influence after the British monarchy entered into lucrative business arrangements with the Saudis.

Similarly, royal investments can be said to have resulted in the monarchy supporting more favorable policies toward countries in the British Commonwealth. The sentimental claptrap about "the Commonwealth" is in part a disguise for a lot of wheeling and dealing over trade and investment.

So, the Queen is visiting a Commonwealth country? Outside of the ceremonial stuff, she likely has a member of her entourage checking on her investments and sniffing out new deals. And if that goes well, the elected British government will get a talking to about the need to improve relations with that country by giving them the trade deal that has long been under discussion.

The British royalty's investments are mostly undisclosed to the public, but the British government has the benefit of intelligence on them. Supposedly, that is one of the reasons why Thatcher and the Queen has a sometimes rocky relationship. Maggie knew that, behind the scenes, Liz was often taking care of personal money interests when she and her minions urged the government one way or another.

Yet it is not at all clear that Britain would do better as a federal republic like the US. Even now, regional antagonisms tend to undermine the unity of the United Kingdom. A further downsizing of the British monarchy though makes sense. In a way, that is what Queen Elizabeth seems to have had in mind by drawing a distinction between royals with public duties and those who have a title but no public role.

We shall see if King Charles is more or less of a dolt than he has seemed to be, and if horse-faced Queen Camilla can put her seedy sleeping around and multiple prior marriages behind her. Who knows, but the House of Windsor's royal minders and rule book may manage to make them into respectable figures pending the accession of the genuinely popular William as king.

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