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[–] [email protected] 208 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Sick speedrun strat

[–] [email protected] 127 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (43 children)

I was happy for a second and then remembered that karma is a bad take and that he will be getting the absolute best available healthcare and even if he does die, he will be doing so having gotten to old age, in extreme luxury and in more comfort than any of us will ever experience.

I worry that if he does die soon it will only embolden royalist sentiment in this country as the grieving masses will cling on to the "young king" which the media will spin as "progressive" or whatever, and we'll just keep getting further and further away from abolishing this disgusting establishment.

We seriously need a King Ralph type thing to happen, only the people take over, instead of a stereotypical American. Turn Buckingham palace in to a community centre with a kitchen and a shelter and childcare and a free mental health clinic, and put those gardens to actual use..

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 months ago (16 children)

It will be so funny if he takrs a sharp turn downhill and dies. Dude was famous for never getting a chance to be king and then to go out so quickly would be * chef's kiss *

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Who cares about this random man having cancer?

[–] [email protected] 113 points 4 months ago (2 children)

When he dies the UK will spend around $300 milion on his funeral and a party for his kid.

[–] Nfamwap 82 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fuck the monarchy. Fucking parasites.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 4 months ago

Unelected sponges, as Bill Bailey once put it

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (4 children)

So brave and controversial of you to pretend he's just a random man

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 4 months ago (7 children)

The royal family, including Charles are big proponents of homeopathy. Let's see how much homeopathy is going to help him now. I'm sure at least as much as those alternative methods Steve Jobs chose helped him, back then...

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[–] Bobmighty 51 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I love the people in here standing up for him lol. An absolute fuckton of people die every day. Basically every moment has human death in it. No one defending him cares a single wit about them, but they'll get wound up over this old man dying of something many many people die of daily.

Considering everything that's come out about the royal family, I can't find a single care in me for him. I feel more for the countless faceless strangers dying worse deaths. This old pampered fuck will die well in comparison. He doesn't need any sympathy from me.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

you don't have to be a royalist to feel empathy for someone with cancer....

[–] Bobmighty 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'll save my empathy for cancer patients who don't have his history.

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[–] BilboBargains 45 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Oh man, he only just got his dream job.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nah, he was doing his dream job the whole time, running a research farm and advocating for sustainable farming practices. Soon as he became king, he had to stop with the targeted advocacy.

[–] set_secret 15 points 4 months ago (4 children)

he also advocated for homoeopathy......maybe that's what he'll treat his cancer with (i hope so)

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[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago

Oh no... anyway...

[–] [email protected] 39 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

~~Prostate cancer is very common, very survivable, and very easily treatable. It's a serious health problem, but he's almost definitely gonna be fine~~

Me fail reading comprehension. The article says it's NOT prostate cancer

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What I read said it wasn't prostate cancer, but also wouldn't say what cancer it was.

[–] AdamEatsAss 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I would think colon cancer then. They "found" it during prostate exam. So same area.

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[–] jordanlund 36 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Would be weird for the longest serving monarch to be replaced by the shortest serving one.

Which raises a good question... who was the shortest serving British monarch?

Oh, of COURSE there's a Wiki for that...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_monarchy_records

"The shortest-reigning monarch was Lady Jane Grey who ruled for 9 days from 6 July until 15 July 1553 (although she was only proclaimed queen by the Lords of the council on 10 July). Her husband Lord Guildford Dudley was her consort for the entire reign, making this the shortest tenure of the male consort of a female monarch. Note: Jane's reign is disputed.

The king with the shortest definitively known reign was Edgar the Ætheling who ruled for 2 months, 12 days in 1066 before submitting to William the Conqueror. Some records indicate that Sweyn Forkbeard reigned for only 40 days in 1013–4.[7]"

Queen Elizabeth II died 9/8/2022, so Charles has already been in 514 days. He's good...

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[–] Grimy 34 points 4 months ago (3 children)

So is it the pedo next in line?

[–] Chainweasel 56 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, he's completely out of the running unless all of King Charles children and grandchildren mysteriously die

[–] souma 26 points 4 months ago

Don't give the pedo any ideas

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago

I think it's primogeniture monarchy, so it's from parent to child. Next in line is Charles' firstborn.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Becomes king

Fucking dies

Lmaooo

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

English taxpayers paying for another coronation ceremony be like: 🥶*

* can't pay to heat their house.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (17 children)

Jesus, lemmy is full of hate

[–] [email protected] 43 points 4 months ago (7 children)

I have 0 sympathy for monarchial families living off the backs of UK taxpayers for... Centuries :|

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yea, I don't wish death upon the guy but come on, get a job now

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (24 children)

As an American, if I got cancer like this dude has, having a job there is a very high chance I'd be destitute IF I lived. World class medical treatment off the backs of his subjects.. yeahno my dude, worlds smallest violen playing.jpeg

He can wipe his cancer tears up with whatever the largest denomination of pounds you guys use is xD

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Has anyone wished good luck to the cancer yet?

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[–] PeckerBrown 17 points 4 months ago

...zzzzzzzzzzzzz...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I just got my first Chucky Buck this weekend, we can’t switch to a new currency this quickly! Our economy is in shambles!

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