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Friday, April 29. 2011

Not royal weddings

Amusing. It's a good antidote to what Mark Steyn terms "the monarchical urge."  I love it when Mark fills in for Rush. Mark cracks me up, constantly. Still, Brit traditions are wonderful.
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There are good arguments for a properly ordered monarchy versus forms of democracies even of the replublican variety.

Not saying I buy them, but they're interesting.
#1 phil g on 2011-04-29 14:09 (Reply)
Don't have the patience to watch the news-clip but i have more admiration for some of the inherited traditions than i ever have although, you live in a republic, you have political conversations with multitude of 'vote for the good king' mentality, you ponder what's the use of this conversation? Icons, examples, class, style, pomp & circumstance, idealtypes, metaphors.
#2 observor on 2011-04-29 19:00 (Reply)
The Royal Wedding was a gorgeous, great party. The Brits are the best in the world at the intricate details of beautiful pomp and circumstance. It was a happy happy occasion and beautiful Duchess Catherine is the most exquisite royal bride I have ever seen in my 83 years. That Dress, my friends, was so perfect I hope it will be housed in the V and A Museum for centuries.

When we went to London back in 1981, the V and A was the very first Museum we went to, the afternoon our plane landed. I got lost in the wonderful jewelry exhibit and I took so long that hy husband, who doesn't like jewelry much, went off to explore and ended up perusing the museum's extensive underwear collection. Just like a man...

Marianne
#3 Marianne Matthews on 2011-04-30 17:10 (Reply)

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