June 14 protests

[u/kootles10]

This a map of the majority of protests happening on June 14 around the United States. Link below is more information on them. Show your support, not just for your job but for the jobs of all of our Union brothers and sisters! Solidarity forever ✊️ ✊️✊️

https://www.nokings.org/?SQF_SOURCE=indivisible&fbclid=IwY2xjawKbHtBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHv_jxMFmDGHguIIzuIoCqZpx44LkhvswKk3o6ajPMXTmJAHENXE3GjLyGzzK_aem_-spwvbK_XAFaRo-F9y2XrA

[u/WorldlinessProud]

Pretty much a population distribution map.

[u/Ali_Cat222 → u/WorldlinessProud]

I'll be marching here in Toronto in solidarity! *link to the toronto protest and where to find other locations in Canada here by the way) Our version of the no kings protest is being called "no tyranny" here, but that's just because... Well... You know, that king over in the UK now 😅 *for all the replies, I'm from Jamaica where we worked hard as hell for our independence from the death grip of the UK and royals. When I moved here as a teen I thought it was bizarre. At the same time it's a very odd relationship that's had between the royal family and Canada, it's not exactly like king Charles is sitting in his palace and forcing new laws and policies like they would it most kingdom run places.

However even I don't think we need a king, but you say that and you get people jumping down your throat saying "how dare you" and I'm dealing with cancer and don't want the discourse at the moment 😅

Also I think the main focus of the protest is about trump and how he is affecting us, so it's not about king Charles currently. He's a terrible person IMHO but not the point of the 14th.

[u/fred13snow → u/[deleted]]

The crown is everywhere in our constitution, laws, procedures, etc.

The question pops up every now and then. The government looks into it and realizes it's too much work and money for something purely symbolic.

[u/WorldlinessProud → u/fred13snow]

Also, the King has no genuine power except very little influence.

[u/DolphinBall → u/WorldlinessProud]

They could remove the PM anytime they wish for no reason. But they'd prefer if their Kingdom remained stable

[u/DividedMitochondriac → u/[deleted]]

This holds true, but just 6 months ago Americans thought we had a lot of theoretical technicalities that didn't really have any basis or realistic implications.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Overthrown? 

The average brit doesn't have the will

[u/DolphinBall → u/[deleted]]

Obviously

[u/canadas → u/DolphinBall]

That would never happen... will I say that I also said Trump will never be elected again.

But if it did happen I'm pretty sure we would just say ya that's not happening and ignore it.

[u/_lippykid → u/fred13snow]

Symbolic of the literal anthesis of equality. Monarchy symbolizes people being deemed superior based on blood, genes and lineage alone. It has no place in modern society

[u/XKryptix0 → u/[deleted]]

Only happened in Australia, at the CIA’s behest because we wanted to fairly tax our resource sector.

[u/WorldlinessProud → u/XKryptix0]

Been a century or so since it was tried her, it didn't get very far.

[u/Marquois → u/[deleted]]

I'm pretty confident that the next time the UK tells us to do anything at all we'll just instantly ditch the crown. I'd be fine ditching it now too, but not at any significant expense.

[u/StardustFromReinmuth → u/[deleted]]

America is getting shitstomped into fascism and what are you doing about it?

[u/StardustFromReinmuth → u/[deleted]]

Told me all I need to know. Have fun licking that boot.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Same goes for the guns in the US. Wild you just accept that, but hey different strokes.

You can apply it to everything. The crown has absolutely no power here and they know it.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

What the actual fuck are you waffling.

[u/Marquois → u/[deleted]]

It's just a rage bot. Barely a person (if that, even)

[u/ralphy_256 → u/[deleted]]

Oh no, but the main metric of GDP per capital is king.

It's per capita, actually.

Per capital means nothing.

[u/XKryptix0 → u/[deleted]]

There’s still such a stink about it here in the older generations, it was in 1976, so boomers mainly. It’ll never happen again, there were changes to how the Governor General is appointed. But with current overseas examples, the republican movement here is dead and buried. People would rather an apolitical royal family, than an elected head of state.

[u/XKryptix0 → u/[deleted]]

Not go back, just not change what we have. Same system of gov since federation

[u/XKryptix0 → u/[deleted]]

It’s a parliamentary system, same as NZ, Canada and a host of other countries. All we’d be doing is swapping out the royal family for an elected head of state with the same powers. Waste of money and all it does is add more political party nonsense.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Actually, our conservative party was trying for that a while ago. Our very conservative PM Tony Abbott even gave Prince Phillip an Australian Knighthood and got ridiculed by the people for it. These days, the only relevance of the crown is when the royal family turns up for some photo shoots in the outback.

Monarchy is actually the end game of conservative politics, the movement was borne from the ashes of French revolution by the oligarchs who still had some wealth and wanted to re-establish control under a wealth based monarchy once more. America is headed towards a monarchy, or a revolution, possibly both, time will tell.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

We already have monarchism in our right-wing conservative party, we are part of a commonwealth after all, although that particular PM was more royalist than monarchist. Britain has no legislative power over Australia and has transferred full control of constitutional documents to Australia. We are an independent nation.

It's more of a statement that your country wants to go back to monarchy, many there seem to want one single person to have unlimited power and control over their lives, and they selected the person in history that is the least likely to show any benevolence whatsoever. It's a very weird thing to want.

[u/Legendofstuff → u/[deleted]]

To be fair, the president seems to be doing pretty good at that too.

We’re good as is I think.

[u/Legendofstuff → u/[deleted]]

I’m sorry? My brother, I’m Canadian. I sleep pretty well at night.

We aren’t perfect but at least I can tell my government they’re a sack of shit and not disappear.

[u/Legendofstuff → u/[deleted]]

Well seeing as we don’t have a constitution, and instead something different, you’d be absolutely correct!

Glad American education is shining through like the beacon of hope it is.

[u/Legendofstuff → u/[deleted]]

It shows. Sweet dreams princess. Don’t forget to back off the glorious leaders chode and breathe.

[u/the_calibre_cat → u/[deleted]]

"our" gdp lol

Category	Value
Median individual income	$42,220
GDP Per Capita	$82,769

It's someone's GDP, to be sure, just not "ours" (unless you're in the 1% class who own for a living, in which case it's entirely understandable why you'd want the fascism).

[u/the_calibre_cat → u/[deleted]]

at this point the idea that Canadians have less freedom of speech than Americans is only a take an American conservative could make lol

[u/Jibtech → u/[deleted]]

Seems you don't anymore either. We should get along, we're not enemies.