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aguy777
 member, 372 posts
 Join Date:
 Thu, 28 Nov, 2013
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 21:04
 msg #18
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
I'm Scottish-Canadian. I don't have a picture of the Royal Family on my wall. Even so, I wouldn't jump into a thread full of people mourning the Queen's passing just to intentionally start things. Have some couth.
tmagann
 member, 806 posts
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 21:08
 msg #19
Re: Queen Elizabeth Has Died
InQueli:
I ask the same of you. Quit celebrating a colonialist, it's incredibly disrespectful to the millions of victims of the British Empire.


You noted where I said I'm American? Even our "natives" are descended from colonists. And we are all victims of the British empire, one way or another That's why we are independent now. Hell, that's why the second batch of us came here.

Dude, learn some history. Go away until then.
Shannara
 moderator, 3889 posts
 When in doubt,
 frolic!
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 21:13
moderator post | [quote] | [reply] | msg #20
Re: Queen Elizabeth Has Died
I am sad to hear the news.  And yes, let's keep the politics out of the public boards.
InQueli
 member, 48 posts
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 21:16
 msg #21
Re: Queen Elizabeth Has Died
I live in the UK, so I'm not overly impressed by people trying to lecture me from the other side of an ocean. I am merely stating a historical fact: the British Empire is a genocidal entity, and therefore neither itself nor its leaders, dead or alive, should be celebrated. If that offends you, ask yourself why.

Moderator: could I respectfully ask you to delete this thread celebrating a colonialist?

EDIT: I accept that is had been my mistake to engage in discussion here instead of requesting this in the first place. My bad, I apologise for that.

This message was last edited by the user at 21:17, Thu 08 Sept 2022.

Wynternight
 member, 160 posts
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 21:17
 msg #22
Re: Queen Elizabeth Has Died
Scotland born and bred. Regardless of your feelings she’s a significant figure so keep it respectful and save your politics for your FB or Twitter and not here. Thank you.
Shannara
 moderator, 3890 posts
 When in doubt,
 frolic!
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 21:25
moderator post | [quote] | [reply] | msg #23
Re: Queen Elizabeth Has Died
No, we will not delete this thread any more than we have closed any other thread to acknowledge the passing of a public figure, whether or not we agreed with their political (or other) stance.

Please either ignore the thread or respect other people's sorrow in the passing of another human being.
tmagann
 member, 807 posts
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 21:34
 msg #24
Re: Queen Elizabeth Has Died
InQueli:
I live in the UK, so I'm not overly impressed by people trying to lecture me from the other side of an ocean.


And that says it all. They very thing you're complaining about in your country (the fact that it knows better than everyone else and is willing to impose that belief) is the very thing you seem so proud of in yourself.

And that's another lesson that went over your head, I'll bet. Yeesh. Go away.

This message was last edited by the user at 21:34, Thu 08 Sept 2022.

InQueli
 member, 49 posts
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 21:44
 msg #25
Re: Queen Elizabeth Has Died
In reply to Shannara (msg # 23):

That's disappointing.

I'll abide by this, but I respectfully suggest you and your fellow moderators might want to give some thought to some sort of policy regulating this sort of post. To just say "no polítics please" when a post is virtually an endorsement of a political figure, and one totally complicit in colonialism, seems disingenuous, since the OP is political in the first place. It's like writing Putin's eulogy in rosy terms here and then chiding commenters for mentioning his crimes. Thank you.
Shannara
 moderator, 3891 posts
 When in doubt,
 frolic!
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 21:44
moderator post | [quote] | [reply] | msg #26
Re: Queen Elizabeth Has Died
Stop.  Now.  Please.

Politics, and the bashing of other individuals, is not permitted on the public boards here.  I've asked nicely -- please be respectful of RPoL's public forums rules.
SunRuanEr
 subscriber, 458 posts
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 22:10
 msg #27
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
I'm deeply saddened by this news.

Strangely, Philip's death hit me much harder, but I guess that's because I've been expecting Elizabeth to join him for a while now? Maybe. Either way, it's a terrible loss for the world, to lose such a shiningly devoted, classy lady. To say she was the last of her kind, would not be an untruth, I don't think.
1492
 member, 53 posts
 I like monkeys
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 22:26
 msg #28
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
An extraordinary figure and an incredible life.
Korentin_Black
 member, 577 posts
 I remember when all
 this was just fields...
Thu 8 Sep 2022
at 23:15
 msg #29
Queen Elizabeth Has Died

 I personally feel that no-one's born better than anyone else, but that the Monarchy serves a vital function by providing a figure with which to embody our national pride while freeing us to accept the universal truth that our politicians are a bunch of inbred criminal incompetents who shouldn't be trusted to handle the lunch money, let alone the national budget. Having someone to whom the chief executive has to go, cap-in-hand and report to on a weekly basis doesn't hurt either.

 Elizabeth served in that role for literal generations, pampered yes but also keenly aware of her duty (bear in mind that this woman learned to drive behind the wheel of an ambulance while London was being bombed) and despite the many things which can be said about British Hegemony, she exemplified most of our best qualities and we shall not see her like again.

 RIP.
Greymist
 member, 26 posts
Fri 9 Sep 2022
at 00:06
 msg #30
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
A Canadian here. She has been the only Queen I have known; and I have been proud to have her as my Queen.

Many of the tributes that have been made speak of her being a constant in a world of change...that is how I feel today...a constant has disappeared.

And I will freely admit to having shed some tears while watching the news.

May she rest in peace after a life of service.
bigbadron
 moderator, 16126 posts
 He's big, he's bad,
 but mostly he's Ron.
Fri 9 Sep 2022
at 03:32
moderator post | [quote] | [reply] | msg #31
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
I was deeply saddened to hear this news.

RIP Your Majesty.
Silverlock
 member, 146 posts
Fri 9 Sep 2022
at 23:21
 msg #32
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
In reply to bigbadron (msg # 31):

Saddened to hear of this loss.  A remarkable woman.  Even though I no longer tread the shores of my homeland, she was the Queen.
facemaker329
 member, 7414 posts
 Gaming for over 40
 years, and counting!
Sat 10 Sep 2022
at 06:15
 msg #33
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
It is kind of a shock.  I'm not and never have been British...but Queen Elizabeth seemed like one of the constants of the universe.  I, and many older than I, have never known a world where Elizabeth was not the Monarch of England and Queen of the British Empire (with all the good and bad that entails).

It is a bit paradoxical that it is both a surprise and completely not a surprise.  Much fuss has been made over the past few years about how old she was, how long she had reigned, what events she had led through, etc etc...so it was almost impossible to not know of her extremely advanced years, and I've had enough loved ones die that I'm all too aware of what follows extreme age.  But her image has also been carefully maintained through the half-century and change that I've been alive...even though we saw she was getting older, we never saw any sign that age was taking its toll on her...she always appeared capable, in full possession of her faculties, and ready to handle whatever crisis the world threw her way.  The thought that she would someday pass on and be replaced was almost always followed by the thought, "Yeah, maybe...but not anytime soon, that's for sure..."
Brianna
 member, 2260 posts
Tue 13 Sep 2022
at 11:51
 msg #34
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
In reply to facemaker329 (msg # 33):

Once Philip died, I expected her to go too.  He was a part of her life from the time she became a teenager, and I'm sure he was a great support for her, even after he retired.  She did carry on though, she accepted Boris Johnson's retirement and did other official duties, though she did slow down and have other members of the RF take over some.  But on the whole she did what she swore to do, reigned until she died.
1492
 member, 55 posts
 I like monkeys
Mon 19 Sep 2022
at 10:12
 msg #35
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
Watching the funeral from across the pond. Restores my faith in humanity. A bit.

Peace and love to all of you out there, wherever you call home.
pdboddy
 supporter, 768 posts
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Wed 7 Dec 2022
at 19:37
 msg #36
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
My dad sat on a corner in the rain to wait for her to go by for her coronation, ages back.

RIP
glaxton
 member, 14 posts
 I love...
 CAKE!
Mon 27 Feb 2023
at 20:50
 msg #37
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
RIP. When did she die?
facemaker329
 member, 7438 posts
 Gaming for over 40
 years, and counting!
Tue 28 Feb 2023
at 07:07
 msg #38
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
In reply to glaxton (msg # 37):

Back in early September.
pdboddy
 supporter, 792 posts
 EST/EDT [GMT-5/GMT-4]
Tue 28 Feb 2023
at 12:27
 msg #39
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
In reply to glaxton (msg # 37):

September 8th, 2022.
glaxton
 member, 19 posts
 I love...
 CAKE!
Tue 28 Feb 2023
at 14:14
 msg #40
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
She died a year ago! How was I never aware of this? I guess I don't watch the news so kinda makes sense I didn't know.
ladysharlyne
 subscriber, 3628 posts
 Member before Oct 2005
 Been here for appx 20 yrs
Tue 28 Feb 2023
at 16:00
 msg #41
Queen Elizabeth Has Died
It wasn’t a year ago it was this past fall.  5 months ago
ladysharlyne
 subscriber, 3629 posts
Tue 28 Feb 2023
at 16:00
 [deleted] | msg #42
Queen Elizabeth Has Died

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