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This whole aristocracy thing is so absurd. Why do they still exist? The year 2000 was supposed to be the future, and that was 21 years ago. And sometimes it feels like we're still living in the middle ages.
Not only does the aristocracy still exist, it is becoming more absurdly stratified than it ever has been before.
This whole aristocracy thing is so absurd. Why do they still exist? The year 2000 was supposed to be the future, and that was 21 years ago. And sometimes it feels like we're still living in the middle ages.
Lords (as in political Lords) aren't necessarily aristocracy with inherited titles. It's a title you get given when you're placed in the House of Lords (the second chamber of Parliament). You just get made Lord [surname] of [pick a place]. There are aristos in the House of Lords but most were shoved out when Tony Blair got in.
he wants us to believe his subject in the photos he's taking is his wife
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I mean it made sense back in the 1300's, the big boss needed help to fight the French or whatever he needed fighting and so went "hey I'll make you mini-boss over this area as long as you provide knights to fight and peasants for chaff, and to pay for it just keep the taxes you collect, ok?". And those guys were all "sweet, I got mine covered" and started their dynasties, only to have their spoiled no-good grandkids piss it all away 40 years later, and then there was a new king and a new war and the cycle started over again.
And now it seems like it's still almost the same deal for politicians and billionaires.
This whole aristocracy thing is so absurd. Why do they still exist? The year 2000 was supposed to be the future, and that was 21 years ago. And sometimes it feels like we're still living in the middle ages.
Lords (as in political Lords) aren't necessarily aristocracy with inherited titles. It's a title you get given when you're placed in the House of Lords (the second chamber of Parliament). You just get made Lord [surname] of [pick a place]. There are aristos in the House of Lords but most were shoved out when Tony Blair got in.
I've had two Thermos tumblers full of iced tea with lemon and lime and I am fucking WIDE awake.
Just sloshing around
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This whole aristocracy thing is so absurd. Why do they still exist? The year 2000 was supposed to be the future, and that was 21 years ago. And sometimes it feels like we're still living in the middle ages.
Lords (as in political Lords) aren't necessarily aristocracy with inherited titles. It's a title you get given when you're placed in the House of Lords (the second chamber of Parliament). You just get made Lord [surname] of [pick a place]. There are aristos in the House of Lords but most were shoved out when Tony Blair got in.
Yea but still the reason to even have a "House of Lords" must be to say that some people (Lords) are better than other people (Commons), the fact that it is no longer exclusive to actual lords doesn't really make it less absurd.
This whole aristocracy thing is so absurd. Why do they still exist? The year 2000 was supposed to be the future, and that was 21 years ago. And sometimes it feels like we're still living in the middle ages.
Lords (as in political Lords) aren't necessarily aristocracy with inherited titles. It's a title you get given when you're placed in the House of Lords (the second chamber of Parliament). You just get made Lord [surname] of [pick a place]. There are aristos in the House of Lords but most were shoved out when Tony Blair got in.
Yea but still the reason to even have a "House of Lords" must be to say that some people (Lords) are better than other people (Commons), the fact that it is no longer exclusive to actual lords doesn't really make it less absurd.
Same reason we should abolish the senate, though the senate has significantly more power than the House of Lords.
Though, I'd think the reason it has continually been reduced in power is because people recognize it really shouldn't exist...
How do you get into the House of Lords then? Is it appointed?
Various ways. There are the Lords Spiritual (archbishops in the C of E) and Lords Temporal. The Lords Temporal are nominated mostly by political parties, with whomever is in government getting to nominate more. There are peers associated with the Tories, Labour, the Lib Dems, the Greens, etc, all nominated by their party leadership. There are also a few hereditary peers left. It's massively over0subscribed right now as successive PMs piled more friendly faces in to back them.
It's definitely a way of rewarding craven lickspittles, donors or MPs who get booted out by the electorate, and is as corrupt a process as the PM wishes it to be (right now, a lot). It can also be a place to put well qualified people who are experts, scientists, etc, and often is.
The Lords regularly tend to be a thorn in the side of government and sometimes manage to force amendments to bills the government does not wish to make. When a government has a big majority they're often the only way of twisting the government's arm, and they do so regularly. One recent example was sending back amendments to make water companies more responsible for flushing effluent into rivers, which worked, even though the government didn't want to do it.
It's one of those things that sort of works as long as no one intentionally corrupts it, which, as we've learned of late, is perhaps not the fortress of impregnable decency some once thought it was.
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Time is made up, but sleep is not
It's made up too. Some animals never sleep. Humans are clearly just doing it for attention.
Oh no, look at me, I have a problem where I lose consciousness for 1/3rd of my life.
Get a job you bum species.
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I miss the days of "Someone order a large pepperoini?" or "I'mma have to really get into these pipes..."
i'm honestly not sure what the fuck he means
Not only does the aristocracy still exist, it is becoming more absurdly stratified than it ever has been before.
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I mean, hasn't that happened to everyone
he wants us to believe his subject in the photos he's taking is his wife
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I don't know what it is about that word, but just pronouncing it gives me a grumpy face
Lords (as in political Lords) aren't necessarily aristocracy with inherited titles. It's a title you get given when you're placed in the House of Lords (the second chamber of Parliament). You just get made Lord [surname] of [pick a place]. There are aristos in the House of Lords but most were shoved out when Tony Blair got in.
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And now it seems like it's still almost the same deal for politicians and billionaires.
I mean, it's definitely still fairly fucked up.
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Yea but still the reason to even have a "House of Lords" must be to say that some people (Lords) are better than other people (Commons), the fact that it is no longer exclusive to actual lords doesn't really make it less absurd.
From what I understand, you're essentially appointed by the Prime Minister yes (with maybe some other steps involved), and it's a life appointment.
There's still 92/785 that are hereditary, and due to the way hereditary titles still work they're almost entirely men.
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Same reason we should abolish the senate, though the senate has significantly more power than the House of Lords.
Though, I'd think the reason it has continually been reduced in power is because people recognize it really shouldn't exist...
I want to take this complaint to the top
Time is made up, but sleep is not
The 26 bishops of the church of England are also members of the house of lords
Making the UK one of the few democracies in the world that formally makes unelected religious figures part of the government
We'll see what AI Winky has to say about this
(rip, the credit has run out but our adoration has not)
Various ways. There are the Lords Spiritual (archbishops in the C of E) and Lords Temporal. The Lords Temporal are nominated mostly by political parties, with whomever is in government getting to nominate more. There are peers associated with the Tories, Labour, the Lib Dems, the Greens, etc, all nominated by their party leadership. There are also a few hereditary peers left. It's massively over0subscribed right now as successive PMs piled more friendly faces in to back them.
It's definitely a way of rewarding craven lickspittles, donors or MPs who get booted out by the electorate, and is as corrupt a process as the PM wishes it to be (right now, a lot). It can also be a place to put well qualified people who are experts, scientists, etc, and often is.
The Lords regularly tend to be a thorn in the side of government and sometimes manage to force amendments to bills the government does not wish to make. When a government has a big majority they're often the only way of twisting the government's arm, and they do so regularly. One recent example was sending back amendments to make water companies more responsible for flushing effluent into rivers, which worked, even though the government didn't want to do it.
It's one of those things that sort of works as long as no one intentionally corrupts it, which, as we've learned of late, is perhaps not the fortress of impregnable decency some once thought it was.
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It's made up too. Some animals never sleep. Humans are clearly just doing it for attention.
Oh no, look at me, I have a problem where I lose consciousness for 1/3rd of my life.
Get a job you bum species.
but they're listening to every word I say