Abolish the Monarchy! - A response to CGP Grey

I give Jen no direction, with regards to the thumbnails. She just does whatever.

Contact:

CGP Grey channel:

The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained:

CGP Grey on gerrymandering:

[schmoyoho]

abolish the monarchy, but not the guys that stand there with the fuzzy hats. they can stay

[ETCOTV]

Why do Americans visit England more than France? Oh boy, I sure do wonder what language most Americans speak

[comlicab]

Shaun being outraged:

*stern face and slightly elevated tone of voice*
"This is quite bad"

[GoLongAmerica]

Americans typically go to England rather than France because they prefer to go to other English speaking countries (also including: Ireland, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand).

[WhoahMyGod]

Nothing that Shaun said, is changed by the Queen's death, except that maybe the monarchy will have a harder time keeping itself together without her.

[mikhaelbartocci]

Wow and I thought "welfare queens" were a myth

[disinitana]

As a French person, just pausing the video to comment on the tourism and Versaille, one of the point of not having royalty anymore is that people can actually visit the palace ! Not just stand outside and watching the royal guard making their show... well for free ^^
Getting back to the video now !

[bichen-up-ur]

Shaun: Abolish the royals because *gives real facts and evidence*
Me: Abolish the royal family because I'm tired of hearing about them in the press

[Jotari]

Saying we shouldn't reduce fossil fuels because people will lose jobs is like saying we should keep on having wars so soldiers aren't out of work.

[Sarcasmitron]

Oh man, but I like the royals, I think they're cute.

"That's a clip from the state opening of parliament 2016, where the queen read out a pro-austerity speech while sitting in a golden throne and wearing a hat with 2, 900 precious gems in it."

Ok, you convinced me.

[BadMouse]

But if we don't have the Monarchy then who will build the roads?

[tonyrigatoni]

It's really interesting to see the American obsession with the royal family. Go to any American supermarket and look at the celebrity magazines they put up near the checkout counter, and you'll likely see pictures of the royal family. Americans literally fought a war to escape the influence of the British monarchy, and now we idolize that same monarchy. It's bizarre.

I've even gotten into arguments with Americans about the British monarchy. You'd be surprised how many Americans will respond to criticism of the monarchy with the "tourism" argument.

[belgaer]

Nah, the tower of london isn’t cool bc of the the queen, it’s cool bc of the guys in hats

[dylanchouinard]

Also, Queen Elizabeth, no matter if she’s Queen of England, is still head of the Anglican Church. So if the monarchy was abolished, Old Bess would be downgraded from figurehead of a sovereign nation to...head of a major world religion

[WeltschmerzvonGavagai]

i luv the royal family of france they are so quiet i never c them on tv or anywhere

[PalaeoJoe]

Well we fired the Queen the other day. So that's something

[robmckennie]

"hard work is rewarded" *the crowd snickers, the queen struggles to keep a straight face* "shut up you guys shut up i'm reading..."

[janosrock]

it just struck me that this is the first time i've heard the queens voice....

[Fluffkitscripts]

Hearing Shaun read “they’ll see. they’ll all see.” In his trademark monotone is humor in and of itself.

[Snommelp]

One of my biggest questions with that CGP Grey video had been "why would anti-monarchists feel obligated to honor the property rights of the people they want to depose, " and I greatly appreciate you addressing that. It's also been a while since I watched Grey's video, but seeing the clips you shared about tourism, I got a strong sense of "yes, make all of your decisions based on the whims of American tourists, that's a sound strategy. Now, tear down that historically significant ruin to put in a McDonald's!"