Originally Posted by
candy
Its a shame that people cant take just one small atom of happiness on a national holiday, where the sun is shining and two people in love are getting married
or even take some national pride in watching their future king get married. I am not a royalist, but this day was an historic day for this nation, and its a shame that more people could not take some national pride and happiness just for once, instead of yet again sticking the boot in. Your post says just about everything that is wrong with this country today, instead of saying lets celebrate and be happy, instead of taking some joy in the world, that has precious little joy, lets be negative and derogatory. Because we can.
Whilst i was away people used to complain that there was no pride in this country and it was on its knees well lookey today was the day to stand up and be proud. But no, most people wanted to whinge on and on about how the royal family are crap, that anyone watching it was sad and pathetic, and lets call it all a load of bullshit.
People have been telling me all day the royal family are not elected (yes, because the people that were elected are doing a bloody fantastic job arent they <- thats sarcasm by the way) how the Uk public is paying for the whole thing - please review your information as you may find it incorrect.
I sat down and watched the royal wedding today, not because i am a royalist, far from it. I looked forward to today hoping that just for once we could look forwards and enjoy the moment, the Great Britain just for today could behave in a positive manner and nice towards their fellow human beings.
looks like I was proved wrong again.
It's not the wedding itself that's the problem, candy. It's the constant, constant,
constant overkill of it by the media. It's been in the news non-stop, it's on the front cover of every single paper, cds, dvds, books, magazines are being hugely advertised in shops, and the news is trying to exploit every single little detail it can about the wedding. Yes, i'm more than a bit cynical about the wedding itself due to what happened with another
big wedding that happened back in the 80s and how that marriage turned out (seriously Charles? You cheated on Diana with a horse?
Seriously?), but even i could've taken some enjoyment out of it, some national pride, if the news hadn't ruined it for me. Sorry, that's just how i feel.