Life at the Palace

[TheoK]

Sorry. I forgot that guns are dangerous in the hands of private citizens but completely harmless in the hands of the state. I should remember it, since it's almost a dogma here in Sweden.  

[Adam]

How are they dangerous in the hands of the state?

[TheoK]

How are they dangerous in the hands of the state?

I hope that you don't ask that seriously.

[Adam]

The state trying to kill me is one of the last concerns I have tbh

['andersom']

The state trying to kill me is one of the last concerns I have tbh

Good, there are far more dangerous things than that.

[TheoK]

The state trying to kill me is one of the last concerns I have tbh

If you lived 200 years back in time? If you lived in Iran or China today?

And no matter what, the UK is the worst police state in the whole EU.

[Adam]

The state trying to kill me is one of the last concerns I have tbh

If you lived 200 years back in time? If you lived in Iran or China today?

Um, I don't though

And no matter what, the UK is the worst police state in the whole EU.

I'm not concerned about the police trying to kill me. I've never had a problem here with the police

[Semicolon]

The state trying to kill me is one of the last concerns I have tbh

If you lived 200 years back in time? If you lived in Iran or China today?

Um, I don't though

And no matter what, the UK is the worst police state in the whole EU.

I'm not concerned about the police trying to kill me. I've never had a problem here with the police

It's not a question of the state trying to kill you. It's a matter of citizens not having the ability to defend themselves, against criminals or against an oppressive government.

[RageBeoulve]

Thought I'd start a formal thread for those interested in being part of court life and the resulting "play".  The give-and-take and puns, putdowns, etc. won't be limited to this thread (as if anything can be limited at I2.)  

Anyway, as far as I recollect we have in residence:  Queen Victoria (me); Prince Albert; the Princess Royal; Lady-in-waiting Lady Weeble; Ambassador to the Low Countries, Lady Hykeaswell; and Admiral of the High Seas, Lady Sea Tart.  I've recently added a Knight Errant (when I can find him since he's always running here and there errantly), Sir Midlifeaspie.

If anyone else wants to be part of the rigamarole, let me know.  Otherwise feel free to ignore this thread.

Psychic knight at your service, my queen. Just remember that if you let the power corrupt you I will have to cut off your head.

Welcome, Sir RageBeoulve.  Will you keep track of the spirits in my castles and Palace?

By your leave. *bows gallantly*

the castles and palaces are now destroyed or under our control. Now kindly take your shit and fuck off or I'll call the executioners

*turns to face the invader, draws his sword and charges it with his own will*

Call them, tortured knave.

[TheoK]

The state trying to kill me is one of the last concerns I have tbh

If you lived 200 years back in time? If you lived in Iran or China today?

Um, I don't though

And no matter what, the UK is the worst police state in the whole EU.

I'm not concerned about the police trying to kill me. I've never had a problem here with the police

It's not a question of the state trying to kill you. It's a matter of citizens not having the ability to defend themselves, against criminals or against an oppressive government.

People often don't understand that in Europe, especially not the thing with an opressive government, which is strange, since many European goverments have actually murdered "their" citizens. You just have to go back to the wars in ex-Yugoslavia a few years ago. That even happened during Soph's lifetime.

[Adam]

 

I'm not retarded. I know a fair bit of european history. I'm just not sitting here worrying about people trying to kill me. If I didn't have any other more pressing problems in my life then maybe I'd worry about that. But right now, that isn't a priority. You wanna be paranoid about the cops killing you or the government assasinating you then that's cool. I've got other shit on my mind

[Semicolon]

I'm not retarded. I know a fair bit of european history. I'm just not sitting here worrying about people trying to kill me. If I didn't have any other more pressing problems in my life then maybe I'd worry about that. But right now, that isn't a priority. You wanna be paranoid about the cops killing you or the government assasinating you then that's cool. I've got other shit on my mind

In other words, you're not going to worry about it until it's too late to do anything about it. Ignoring a problem doesn't make that problem disappear.

[Adam]

My being murdered isn't exactly a problem to me. If it was, then any other possible shit that could ever happen to me would be a problem too. I have REAL problems that actually need to be addressed now, so yeah, doon't mind me if I'm not running out to get a gun coz everyone's out to kill me

[TheoK]

What's so terrible is that this didn't need to happen. People in Europe should have protested heavily when the first gunlaws came or were about to come. Only the Swiss have a gunlaw that isn't a direct insult to every honest citizen. The Czechs have one that is almost bearable: you have the right to carry, though it requires a separate license and you might even have small calibre guns without a license. Most European countries have no right to carry and fucking UK doesn't even have the right to get a one hand gun, not even in a shooting club.

[Queen Victoria]

I shall arm you all with weapons such as knitting needles, crochet hooks and tatting shuttles, sew that you may have a domestic war.