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Steve Smedley
In all the recent fuss about Charles Windsor as the political prince or the environmentalist, there is another side to the next in line to the throne that has fallen from the public consciousness: that of a self-deluded elitist with contempt for the British people.
What is wrong with people nowadays? Why do they all seem to think they are qualified to do things far above their capabilities? This is all to do with the learning culture in schools. It is a consequence of a child-centred education system which tells people they can become pop stars, high court judges or brilliant TV presenters or infinitely more competent heads of state without ever putting in the necessary work or having the natural ability.
Confidential memo written by Charles to Mark Bolland, his then assistant private secretary, March 2002
Charles Windsor is a man who believes that not a single other person among a population of 60 million talented individuals could possibly do the job of head of state as well as he. He thinks that people should know their place, should not rise above their station and should be expected to bow and scrape before their supposed social betters.
What I want to know is: what is actually wrong with an elite, for God’s sake?
Quoted in the Observer, 1985
He presumes to lecture those less favored by birth, but more favored by ability, on their silly aspirations and foolish hopes for self-improvement. Yet he has had every advantage dropped into his lap throughout his life without ever realising that his privileged position arose not from education, skills and experience but from simple luck.
His nineteenth century patrician values may have had resonance when we were still sending small boys up chimneys, but they should have no place in a modern meritocratic Britain.
If this man were to stand for election as head of state, you wouldn’t vote him. So we shouldn’t have to tolerate him as an hereditary head of state either. Britain deserves the best leaders and representatives, and they are not to be found in the Windsor family. It’s time to draw the line under the monarchy once and for all.
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Filed under: monarchy Tagged: | head of state, Prince Charles
I certainly don’t and I usually refer to them as the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas rather than the ‘Windsors’. Or would the Hannovers be more accurate?
Look at the tv shows on today: people think they’re singers, dancers, celebrities, etc. when they have no talent whatsoever. They make absolute asses out of themselves to become something they don’t have the capacity to be, inspiring millions at home to think that they, too, can rise to stardom just by a sex tape.
As for the “infinitely more competent heads of state” remark, that’s probably aimed at the politicians stating that they’d be a much better choice than a royal family. Which, judging by some of the MPs and a certain former Speaker of the House, makes that statement ludicrous.
And to the aforementioned Gregg – calling them their old German surname, in derogatory terms, is a bit played out. They’re English. They’ve been English people since the days of Queen Victoria, names be damned.
But since it’s such a big deal to republicans, one must assume that you are completely intolerant towards another culture. If the UK becomes a republic, look out Germany! The War continues, apparently.
@MandysRoyalty, I completely agree with your first paragraph but can’t fathom why you’ve brought that issue up here.
Your second paragraph is confusing. It is Charles that made the “infinitely more competent heads of state remark”; are you calling him ludicrous? If so, I agree with you: it is a ludicrous statement, but also an extremely worrying, depressing, shameful one.
Can you explain why you think Charles is a better person than you? If you don’t think this, can you explain why he should automatically become head of state without any competition?