SbisasCostlyTurnover@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 months agoKing Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace sayswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down17cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlineworldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up169arrow-down1external-linkKing Charles III diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace sayswww.bbc.co.ukSbisasCostlyTurnover@feddit.uk to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square63fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlineworldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squarejerkface@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·5 months agoWhen the system of government is literally based on succession through death, you kind of open yourself up to such questions.
minus-squareSibbo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 months agoYeah, that’s the problem here, right? If you wish him away, there is only one way.
minus-squareanothermember@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoIt’s not the only way, he could abdicate for one thing. There’s the possibility of democratic abolition of the monarchy (but if you go by opinion polls it doesn’t have enough public support at the moment).
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.ukcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoYou can wish for the abolition of the monarchy (in a non-guillotine sort of way)
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agochanging the system of government doesn’t require anyone’s death.
When the system of government is literally based on succession through death, you kind of open yourself up to such questions.
Yeah, that’s the problem here, right? If you wish him away, there is only one way.
It’s not the only way, he could abdicate for one thing. There’s the possibility of democratic abolition of the monarchy (but if you go by opinion polls it doesn’t have enough public support at the moment).
You can wish for the abolition of the monarchy (in a non-guillotine sort of way)
changing the system of government doesn’t require anyone’s death.