Lefties are far more racist than the right.

@KenG I don't agree with that. I've met equal numbers of racists on both sides - I have some right-wing friends who I respect greatly for their absolute and vehement opposition to racism despite the fact that I disagree with them on most other topics, and I have left-wing acquaintances (note: not "friends", because I cannot be friends with a racist) who I agree with on most subjects but loathe for their racism... in roughly equal numbers.

@KenG I disagree. All the racists I've ever met have all been right-wingers.

@Sundown Sorry you got conned. 45 is vile. Has been for as long as I've been watching him over the last 40 years.

@KenG Erm where did that even come from? The basic tennet of the left wing political base is equality for all.

@Amisja Part of The Rights philosophy is personal responsibility. Basically no excuses for bad behaviour. The Left make excuses for minorities being victims, and excuse any bad behaviour by anyone in these groups. It’s utterly patronising, and treating minorities differently to others is, by definition racist. It’s treating people differently according to their race. The reason The Right get called racist is because we’re so used to giving minorities preferential treatment. Look at statistics on race and crime for example and draw your own conclusion.

Absolutely xx

@KenG Statistics from where exactly? I know the stats from my country. Racism is not about saying certain races do not commit crimes. That is not accurate. The left (in UK at least) believe broadly in communal ownership (communal rather than state) of essential services and equality for all. All communities (lets use that word because race is a misnomer) commit crime and the statistics are clear that certain communities lead certain crimes. Again that is not what we are talking about. Disvaluing contributions, disallowing certain activities (hmm voting for example), holding negative bias about a particular group is racism. The left is clearly utterly opposed to this.

@Amisja Do you believe in equality of opportunity or equality of outcome?

@KenG I believe in a true equality of opportunity.

Metal or wood blade?

Did you mean to type that freudian "pain"?

@Petter oops paint. Thank you for the correction.

@Mikeb56 pain also applies, though. Perhaps "more painful than watching paint dry?"

@Petter indeed so

I wouldn't abolish monarchy. It's a constitutional defence against people like Trump, etc. Take a look at the Norwegian system of monarchy. However, I utterly agree with you on Celebrity worship - it sells magazines to dull people and nothing more. This wedding is simply a state sponsored version of "Hello" magazine!

I am English

... and now pander to it more than many British! You Yanks are strange, but it makes you interesting! I wonder if a survey of East Coast versus West coast opinion on British monarchy would reveal. I personally think the East Coast is more prone to pandering to the concept.

I do believe the Queen is quite a rebel at heart - but her "job" requires official "stiffness". I'm technically "blue blood" in my immediate Norwegian parentage - but I'm a Kenyan by nurture.

Why do so many Aussies take an extended visit to UK? However, unlike other "visitors" they almost always go back to Oz.

@Petter Nah, I'm a bona fide immigrant. Eldest daughter has a large melanocytic nevis on her face, so moving back to the skin cancer capital of the world may not be the best move.

@MrBeelzeebubbles That's a problem, indeed. So Spain is also out!

Only a lesser bunch - go back to sleep.

Off with their heads!

@JayTea Being non-violent and a pacifist, I don't know if I would go that far. Just make them no different than the rest of us.

@jlynn37 it was a tongue-in-cheek comment but historically the guillotine has been used quite effectivly in purging societal parasites.

@JayTea I understand. However it seems that purging one group of societal parasites is always replaced with just another group of societal parasites.

For extra goodness

@Amisja extra badness is more fun!

May I interest you in a subscription to Vogue - or Hello?

@Petter, no thank you. I don't even know what Hello is.

I also confess that I read trashy celebrity magazines ... when I get pedicures. And sometimes in waiting rooms. I don't pay money for that shit.

@vita Hello is a trashy, celebrity magazine that pays celebrities abominably large sums of cash for an "exclusive" on their wedding, divorce, affair, etc. interspersed with other "celebrity" gossip.

It is, arguably, the very trashiest of celebrity magazines!