-
Posts
8,995 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by Confessit
-
-
Apparently Borris is putting himself forward for the leadership contest next week.
-
32 minutes ago, Kim said:
Yes they shorted the pound on purpose and all their hedge fund mates made a killing.
Betting against your own country's economic wellbeing... very patriotic, very Tory!
Â
Nothing changes with the tories.
-
2 minutes ago, karbatal said:
This thread will be as long and difficult to bury as the old womanÂ
Id say even longer and more difficult.Â
-
4 hours ago, runa said:
Iâm sorry, but this is beyond ridiculous.Â
Thereâs plenty of images of King George and The Queen Mother in the blitz in history books written about WW2. I remember seeing them at school.
There are plenty of documentaries made that discuss the King and Queen going out during the war and the blitz. All very well documented in history books.
So therefore I donât think itâs that much of a stretch the Queens address will get a mention in British history books when they write about covid.
-
Just now, Kim said:
BITCH NO ONE CARES.
You do by making the comment I replied toÂ
-
9 hours ago, karbatal said:
But thatâs not history thatâs entertainmentÂ
Entertainment created because of history.
Films, documentaries, books, Netflix series countless things have been created about the British royal family.Â
Â
-
7 hours ago, Kim said:
Hold on a fucking minute. The royals went MIA during Covid then someone decided Betty should eventually say something months later. What WILL go down in history is the 200 THOUSAND deaths, worst death toll in Europe and the rampant cronyism/ moneymaking by the govt of the time....not some old codger popping up to utter some pathetic platitudes.
Oh and now it's the "my royals are more famous than yours" nonsense? Really?
itâs hardly nonsense the Spanish royal family are no where near as famous as the British royal family. Â
-
2 hours ago, karbatal said:
No king or queen is in history books after parliamentary society was established. They can be named but since XX century history is explained through presidents and prime ministers. Nobody will explain Brexit naming this woman just like nobody will explain the 2008 economic crisis in Spain naming the King.Â
Iâm sure The Queens national address when covid happened will be written in the history books in Britain when the time comes and itâs written about.
The Spanish monarchy isnât written or followed half as much as the British monarchy. It never has been.
I highly doubt the King of Spainâs funeral will get 11 millions viewers in America or that Netflixâs would do a series about the King of Spainâs reign.
Â
-
3 minutes ago, Lolo said:
Then why movies and TV shows are made about them? Endless documentaries, mass tourism based on current and former Monarchyâs? Itâs one thing to be in books as a political player and a complete other thing to be in the public consciousness. You might be right about the Monarchies in Scandinavia or Netherlands or Spain or Belgium. no one cares for those, thatâs true.
ÂI mean even M made a movie about Monarchy.Â
Theyâll be plenty of things coming up regarding the Queen. The Crown itself is one of Netflixâs biggest shows followed by people globally and itâs all about Elizabethâs reign.
-
18 minutes ago, karbatal said:
Thatâs what I said!!!!!!Â
ÂOk you are either incredibly stupid or you are pulling my leg. Bye.
Iâm not stupid I was just replying and making the point Victoria did nothing but is very much remembered today Elizabeth did nothing and âŚ.. will be remembered as well (in my humble opinion).
Im not pulling your leg I was genuinely replying hun.Â
-
Just now, karbatal said:
Read what I wrote several times. She has done nothing during those years except that she witnessed those decades. NOTHINGÂ
Victoria did NOTHING in her years she was merely a witness as well. Thereâs the example.
-
1 minute ago, karbatal said:
She did nothing except being born and living long. I think you really donât respect the effort of every day people if you think those two Mathusalems did anything except dying at old age and giving children to pass the crown.
I have not once said I respect her or love her none of the sort in any of my posts.
I donât believe in elitism or that people are born better! But we are discussing historic relevance and people in history books here.Â
-
4 minutes ago, karbatal said:
People who did arts, literature and invention  defined the Victorian era. Victoria did nothing. Elizabeth doesnât even has her name attached to an era. She will be forgotten or simply remembered as that old woman who was queen very long. In the end she was queen because she was born and her biggest accomplishment is that her father died when she was young and she managed to live a long life. Nothing of it was in her hands.
The world has totally changed in Elizabethâs reign. The country or Britain has totally changed beyond recognition. She reigned over that.
-
Just now, karbatal said:
People who do important things that are documented are in history. Donât be obtuse.
You said yourself Victoria did nothing, which in essence is true,Â
But she existed as a Queen and had a mighty long reign. That was enough. Letâs not pretend just people who do important things are remembered. Kim Kardashian will be remembered.Â
-
Whatâs the relevance of anybody in history ?Â
ÂIts  all subjective.Â
ÂBut certain people are more catapulted to a place over others. Diana for instance for her untimely death has sealed much of her place and continued fascination in history.
The Queen for living such a long life and obtaining the longest reign of any female monarch. Might not be much to some itâs everything to others.
To some Diana was a saintly woman who tried to save the world to others she was a designer dress who married a prince. Doesnât change her place in history and the fact she will be remembered. Â
-
2 minutes ago, karbatal said:
Well she really is part of royal history. But she is no part of history at all. Just like nobody outside the UK remembers the name of her father. At least Victoria lived through an era where decorative arts changed and middle classes arrived, so there is a Victorian era. But thst Victoria did NOTHING at all her whole life either. People crafted that era, not her. She was another witness.
Her father hardly let the U.K the Queen was the most travelled monarch she was everywhere hence she is far more known than her father ever was.
The Queen was arguably the most famous woman in the world. Or certainly one of them.
-
3 minutes ago, karbatal said:
People remember De Gaule or Churchill because they were pivotal in history. This woman has been a witness in history just like any other person in their 90s. She hasnât really done anything special. Nothing to be remembered except that she died of old age. Once you start to think what she did as queen she simply tried to survive and to pass the snobbish old ways to her children. That is her real legacy: she lived a long life at expense of others and tried to maintain the values so her children could do the same. Not a single good thing to be remembered.Â
Maybe not good things to you, but still things she will be remembered for.
What did Queen Victoria do? Nothing really she was merely a figure head same as Elizabeth 2nd but she is very much remembered. her name defined an entire era.
Itâs too early to call out how she will be remembered but theyâll be memorials popping up all the place and plenty written about her in the immediate years to come.To say she wonât be remembered no one cares which are the comments I was replying to are simply rubbish.Â
ÂÂ
-
2 minutes ago, Kim said:
NO ONE CARES
Plenty of people care about history partially royal history.Â
ÂYou are very narrow minded on this issue, you obviously vigorously donât like monarchy but you canât be that stupid to write off history that will be written and spoken about in future generations just to match your own personal opinion.
You are smarter than that.Â
-
2 minutes ago, Kim said:
And my reply was about how Betty will be remembered.
OkayâŚ..weâll it might as well never of happened is not how I see it.
Of course people will care in the future generations sheâs in the history books regardless of anyoneâs views on monarchy. Itâs part of British history. Her reign for a start being the longest will see an entry into plenty of history books.
âTo say she wonât be remembered is ridiculous.
 -
4 minutes ago, Kim said:
Oh please, now that the performative media-imposed mourning is over, it might as well have never happened at all. No one cares.
I never stated anybody did my reply was about Diana and how she will be remembered.Â
-
9 minutes ago, karbatal said:
I think once the storm is over she will be remembered as that cold mother who couldnât give a damn when Diana died.
I donât think Diana defines her whole history.
Sheâs certainly a part of it though but I think her reign was far too long and had too much going on within it just be remembered for one event.Â
 -
3 minutes ago, Kim said:
Flop off.
Flopping off !!Â
-
Just now, Kim said:
Streaming or no streaming it was a FLOP.
We wouldn't even be having this convo if you hadn't tried to make out it was some record breaker!
Flip flop !!
Id hardly call it a flop it wasnât televised to be number 1 of anything it certainly attracted huge viewing figures obviously more so here in the U.K than stateside.
But yes, I was wrong in what I read about the billions I stand properly corrected on that one!!!Â
-
1 hour ago, Kim said:
I hate to contribute to this convo again, but just thought I'd mention that the viewing figures are IN and a game of football last year got more viewers in the UK (as did Di's funeral of course)
What a FLOP!
Huge flop !Â
In reality Diana was mourned the world over killed in a tragic accident at 36 with 2 young sons. The Queen reached 96 with grown up children.Â
There was no streaming in 1997 so the only place to see any of it was on a TV where viewing figures are recorded. Streaming isnât included in the figures for last weeks funeral.Â
ÂÂ
Brexit / British politics thread đ¤Ą
in Politics and World Events
Posted
Stranger things have happened with the tories!
Â
Trouble with Sunak is the public turned when we found out wifey hasnât paid tax for yonks.