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DevKoalayesterday at 7:33 PM4 repliesview on HN

That sounds so gross. Why do British people tolerate that? It’s as if British people belong to their government.


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michaeltyesterday at 8:10 PM

The people who think incest porn should be banned are loud and proud in their beliefs. They’ll put up posters, tell their MPs, respond to surveys, and appear in political debates.

The people who support incest porn are a lot less talkative.

As such our windsock government with no strong beliefs does what the survey says is most popular.

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3rodentsyesterday at 7:42 PM

The same principles apply around the world. The U.S. recently invaded a sovereign nation and abducted its democratically elected leader because that leader was ostensibly involved in shipping cocaine to the U.S.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_interventio...

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anigbrowlyesterday at 8:10 PM

It’s as if British people belong to their government.

Legally speaking, British people are subjects, not citizens.

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NullPrefixyesterday at 8:10 PM

The term is called "Subject of The Crown"