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international / anti-capitalism / other press Saturday June 02, 2012 00:07 by pat c
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Behind the pomp and ceremony of Lizs Diamond Jubilee lies the real power, the power of the Crown administered by the British Ruling Class and their CEO: Cameron. This article casts a jaundiced eye on both the Royal Family and the real rulers. Full text at link. “Monarchy is only the string that ties the robber’s bundle” - Percy Bysshe Shelley The jubilee is an obvious time to reflect on the distinction between queen and crown. Many people think these terms mean the same thing. It is much better to see them as opposites, albeit interconnected - the monarch and the state. Louis XIV famously said, “I am the state”, which is a definition of absolute monarchy. In contrast we see a hint of separation when Queen Victoria used the royal ‘we’: “We are not amused.” This means two of them are not happy - the person and the institution - me and my shadow. This distinction has its origins in the doctrine in the middles ages that the king has two bodies. One is the ‘body natural’ - the living human being. “If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die?” said Shylock in The merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s reference to Jews also reminds us that monarchs are not deities). But the second body is the ‘body politic’ - the institution of monarchy, which never dies. The king is dead - long live the king. The English revolution of 1649 made that distinction sharper read full story / add a comment
national / eu / opinion/analysis Friday June 01, 2012 20:00 by D Martyn
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Like lambs to the slaughter the Irish people ratified the Fiscal Stability treaty by a yes vote of 60.3%. Even members of the parties advocating the yes vote admitted fear and confusion were among the reasons why Irish people gave into the demands of the government. As they threw around buzz words such as stability, growth, investment and threatened a harsher budget if the treaty wasn’t ratified, it’s no surprise their school yard bully tactics won out. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Friday June 01, 2012 19:06 by Sue Anthony
This is our rescheduled training session for new onshore volunteers. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Friday June 01, 2012 18:04 by James Connolly Soviet
4 comments (last - sunday june 03, 2012 10:13)
A chairde, tonight, in Ned Keenan's Comedy Club, we're having a wake for Irish sovereignty. . read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Friday June 01, 2012 09:14 by D_D
Public Rally read full story / add a comment |
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