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I mean, damn. He's not perfect in any way, has major issues like most other world leaders but still, to think he's not as bad as what we've got is... wow.
Apr 30, 2026 4:54 PM
Grumpy72
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I mean, damn. He's not perfect in any way, has major issues like most other world leaders but still, to think he's not as bad as what we've got is... wow.
friendsofsandwiches
I still wonder how much involved he was in Diana's death.
BlindPiranha
Bar's pretty low, so easy unless you're in for the limbo.
TheRealArclight
Misteree8
I will never let the people who voted or is indirectly responsible for his two term presidency. Fuck them. There was every warning sign. They deserve eternal shaming, at the very least.
ToSisPoS
I mean, he could’ve helped to bury the whole Epstein thing and protect his brother too and yet
MrNobodyLivesHere
That's my king....I can say that out in the open now.
UserMad42
Mine too! What a great speech: Truly worthy of a king.
LespritDeLescalier22
Well he knows what he’s talking about. The English are responsible for inspiring so many people to kick them out and install a democracy. His comments and speech are still spot on tho.
Bystandr
He said "Thank you" , wore a suit and they still snubbed him, too.
StrokeFlavoured
The best timeline ever. I can't even come up with ludicrous shit. Realty is dumber.
urusername2
The King truly schooled the Repuglicans, but they were too dumb to learn from it!
rossonerinho
he didn't have to, but it was nice of him to try.
Xero999
It's time to give America back to the UK
rossonerinho
average really old white guy - "but we saved your ass in dubya dubya 2".
KarmaciouS
The worst in this is that trump makes people forget that US has comited a sht ton of atrocities even before him. We could just talk as an example when US organized the assassination of 3 millions communist in Indonesia to prevent communism from spreading just so its mighty capitalism thrives and keeps bringing force to the dollar. Nowaday US is not even worse than back then, yet.
livingonagiantfireball
So you think your country fucked up because england king lecture you more than because the population has been abandoned by the government.
Grumpy72
No, our country fucked up by being abandonded by our government and it's so bad the King of England had to come give us a lecture. A lot of other world leaders have spoken up too but this guy was right in our face about it.
TI99Kitty
Too bad it went right over their heads. Though it DID look like a couple of them started to catch on, eventually. There were a few that stopped applauding him, and who started looking around like "Wait... Is he talking shit about us? Is anybody else getting this?"
albakSPrince
when I have to scold the kids, I always offer them a little toy to make the medicine go down better. nice bell.
PootisBirb
URGH--right in the America! 😵
RetrogradeLlama
The funniest, and simultaneously saddest part, is that none of the Republicans picked up on it. They thought he was endorsing their actions.
icanc4
I agree, that was the funniest part. It was a detailed lesson in American history, emphasizing democratic values and diversity, all going "woosh" over the heads of the intended audience (which is how the Brit like it, because they can feel superior and still be friends).
BishlamekGurpgork
The modus operandi is to retell the lie so often their base believes it. This is them trying to make sure nobody who likes them catches on that they got roasted.
GOP voters file their ballots based on their feelings and what feels truthy. Looking like they got owned hurts them more than actually being shit at their job.
ChelVanin
That’s what they say in public. In private they are absolutely livid the king would dare be critical of them.
Ebo352
Well, the ones that can read probably are
TheVillageGrouch9000
↑ This seems likely.
ilovetraveler
I tend to think it's about half and half. There's the dumb ass, ignorant republicunts and then smart republicunts that just lack integrity and just want money and power.
ElroydIsGone
I've read JD couldn't even cover it up that long and started to look really sour already during the speech.
ridureyu
He was so angry he started bouncing up and down on the couch!
shitheadtookmyname
Oh. They explains why I kept hearing "yes Daddy" on the CSPAN stream
RuffyRuffHausen
He's just a very expensive mascot, few royals around the world have any real power anymore (and that is a good thing)
KyleZombie
The three worst ideas in the entire history of mankind (in no particular order): slavery, the monarchy, and religion.
crateo
Pinapple in pizza
Skuggen
In general, there's an inverse correlation between how democratic a country's name _sounds_ and how democratic it actually is. i.e. Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs. Kingdom of Denmark, because the kingdoms generally quietly kicked the monarch upstairs to "handwavey figurehead"
CarlBassett
It's interesting that of the countries often rated best for happiness, freedom, democracy etc a lot are constitutional monarchies. Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK, all monarchies.
CarlBassett
Maybe having a head of state totally outside politics means the elected leader can be held to account better, or doesn't get carried away with power? Maybe them having to take second place behind a monarch reminds them they are "just" the elected leader?
schlummi
Lots of countries either got a king/queen or a president (outside of politics) as "mascot". But the current state of the US is a good example why those mascots are still needed. They play an important role in transition of power and in many countries a premierminister or chancelor can lose majority and with it the power to create laws etc. They then usually step back, re-elections etc. During these times is a "neutral and superior" power outside of politics helpful to maintain order and a civil
schlummi
and contructive dialogue between rivaling parties. When the austrian government collapsed, the cancelor stepped back - it was the austrian (neutral) president that played a key role to sort the chaos out. These mascots are also heavily used to reward outstanding citizens. On the one hand is a politican busy enough and its helpful if someone else can hand out awards. In the UK its the king who knights important artists or whatever. It also means that these awards are neutral not "party politics"
schlummi
and it means that a politican is less able to adorn oneself with the feathers of others. See all those trump pictures with successful athletes, which he clearly uses to promote himself. These mascots also deliver speeches to all citizens, promote unity, a civil debate about the current challenges etc. etc. Since they are neutral they are usually respected by all sides. Since they are usually highly respected: they also serve as some form of "emergency stop". If parliament or a gov tries to seize
schlummi
power or implement unconstitutional laws: mascot AND supreme court could act. Mascot could often veto - which would result in a clash between gov and mascot. Unclear who is the winner then - but its an additional hurdle. For trump it was way too easy to cancel checks and balances and additional hurdles could have been useful.
daguq
Enough real power to keep his paedo brother out of jail and comfy in a mansion with an outrageous pension.
PourMeAPuppersPlease
I'm glad more people are starting to wise up to the UK monarchy, they are scumbag grifters and a drain on the UK tax payer
DarthAndy
(Alleged) hebephile rather than paedophile, to be specific. Both are wrong, but fucking a child is worse than fucking an adolescent.
CheeseGreaterGood
As though we should be splitting hairs? Yes, a small child is *worse* than a teenager. But seriously, who argues that distinction? “He’s not so bad, he just goes after 14 year olds.” Gross.
loma45
*squints at username*
SomeDetroitGuy
Technically - he has more power in Canada than he does in the UK because he (through his Governor-General) can dissolve parliament. Also, apparently he personally owns bast quantities of land in Canada used for the public.
androidshard
He can dissolve uk parliament too and has to give royal assent to uk laws before they take effect.
The crown also has a lot of property in the uk.
thelatebillstickers
Eh… that’s not quite right. In the UK the royal prerogative to dissolve Parliament was abrogated by the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 and revived by the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, which repealed the 2011 Act. However in either country the monarch only takes action based on the advice and consent of the prime minister and government. To do otherwise would precipitate a major constitutional crisis, and it would very likely be reversed by the courts.
CarlBassett
Yep, he has that power but if he ever used it in anything other than a Prime Minister went nuts and started arresting journalists, opposition politicians etc then the power would be taken away. The closest to this that has happened recently is in Australia a few decades ago when the Governor General fired the Prime Minister, but he was an Australian politician appointed by Australia and did it on his own, telling the Queen about it after he'd done it. It wasn't her doing.
thelatebillstickers
As for land, in Canada the whole country belongs to an entity called “The Crown of Canada” of which Charles is the powerless and temporary figurehead. He has no personal authority over any of it. When a piece of land is bought, what you actually get is a package of subsidiary rights i.e. the right to enclose, the right to build on it, the right to farm, etc. Some of these rights can also be obtained without ‘buying’ the land i.e. the right to extract minerals or the right to hunt and fish.
thelatebillstickers
For any land that hasn’t been ‘sold’ in this way, all those rights remain with the Crown of Canada and are managed by the government.
There is also the new concept in Canadian law of Aboriginal Title, which recognises the inherent right of the indigenous people to the land. How this integrates with the concept of Crown ownership and the centuries of legal precedent it carries is still being worked out through legislation and some very prominent court cases.