God Save the ***king - punk tribute for royal wedding

Punk was for me an explosive spark for social and political change the like of which had not really been seen for a long time, since the days of revolution and civil war in the 17th century UK. The Sex Pistols in particular, made it acceptable to question even to be almost disrespectful to the monarchy in ways that growing up, would be unheard of. Little did I know that the monarchy was and still is, a vestige, an anachronism from a bygone age of oppressive regime, every bit as bad as that in Egypt 2010.

One might ask the question: What are they still doing here? It is a good question and the answer is not an easy one. I want to preface my remarks by saying that I wish no harm or ill to either William or Kate. They are going to be married and hopefully have a nice family. The problem is, I do not want to pay for it - ever!

The debate about monarchy is long and fractious but for me it comes down to this - where does it say that a person or persons are above me by dint of birth? That is exactly the issue right here, the royal family as it is called, are placed above the rest of us. This is no longer acceptable in 2010 and change should have come well before now.

The constitution in the UK, such as it is, does not recognise that we are all born equal, under law. It recognises some very old customs and dubious laws passed in the very distant past, that allow this family of Windsor to maintain a lifestyle and status that it may not fully deserve. The whole system of governance in the UK, is all about top down, do as you are told and don't question anything and the monarchy is right at the top of the pile.

For there to be real change, the people of the UK need to take a long hard look at themselves and ask themselves these questions:

Do you really want your children, grandchildren and everyone else brought up in a society that regards them as subjects!? Do you really want a world where the path of your children is blocked by the fact that they are born as subjects and poor? Or do you want a world where your children have a fair chance of doing well?

If the answer to the questions above is no, then dissolution of the monarchy is the only conclusion. What would we replace it with?

Well, I do not mind if Charles and family wish to continue to serve the UK as ambassadors doing the good work they do already, for which they will be rewarded accordingly. The UK can come to an arrangement that they can keep some of the property and wealth they have acquired over the years but the rest of it should be given back to the people.

If the Windsor family did not want to continue serving the UK, then we should search for another family which would not be a political process, I do not want some US style of political process, it needs to be free of corporate and vested interest. After that, a bill of rights needs to be drawn up in line with existing law on human rights so that we can all move on with our lives free from this bullshit of royal this and royal that.

It is not without irony, that the era of punk and anarchy has been chosen to mark the next wedding of the Windsor family. It is yet another ploy to sucker people into thinking that the monarchy is cool. Oh please! Come one people, get with the program, it is time to grow up and tell the Queen to retire!

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