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alzjim to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 4 days ago

Four arrested after Tower of London display case containing State Crown defaced

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Four arrested after Tower of London display case containing State Crown defaced

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The group Take Back Power says its members poured custard and apple crumble on the Crown Jewels display.
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  • cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I don’t trust any prosecution service that uses secret evidence.

    Why would I ever expect them to be telling the truth?

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    The crown was made in 1937, and of such historical significance that vandalizing it’s display case requires the arrest of four people and secret prosecution. Yeah, okay, sure.

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    Fuck the crown jewels. And fuck royalty.

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      And fuck royalty.

      Do you want to start with Andrew?

      • cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Too old for him.

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    Democracy was always a lie.

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      What do some royal trinkets have to do with democracy?

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        Where and how were the jewels sourced? What were the material conditions on the ground for the indigenous of those regions? What are they now?

        Edit; more briefly, my reply and the crumble were addressed in the article

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          Where and how were the jewels sourced? What were the material conditions on the ground for the indigenous of those regions? What are they now?

          What does it have to do with democracy?

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            JFC

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              That’s not an answer. Stop obfuscating.

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      lol you remind me of that character from dr strangelove

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        You’d think people never heard of Blood Diamond or learned history.

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          No, short memories are essential to the liberal 'mind"

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    Custard and apples? Is it some symbolism?

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      sentence 10 in the article.

      They attack the jewels with crumble and say “democracy has crumbled.”

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      I can only think of the forbidden fruit lathered in custard.

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