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[SanAndreasX]

SvennoJ said:

S.Peelman said:

Got to say it’s kind of weird for me to keep reading about “No Kings Day” protests and seeing the signs and the images when in my country ‘King’s Day’ is basically our national holiday and everybody is always super happy on that day lol.

Haha, yep I didn't get the reference at first either, neither did my wife and she's Canadian. (So she's used to Queen Elizabeth and now King Charles as King of Canada) I was more used to Koninginnedag or Queen's day though, what I grew up with. Anyway both used to King just meaning some (99%) powerless ceremonial state head. I wish Trump was just that lol.

It really should have been "No Dictator Day" but I guess that's still a bit too controversial for the US public. That's what Trump is aspiring to be.

King's day is one of the things I do miss about The Netherlands, always a great day.

Never mind, I had a whole post on this but the system keeps eating it. The gist of is that most of us don’t want a king, whether it’s an autocratic monarch like the Saudis or even a figurehead in a crown. Trump, however, absolutely would wear a gold crown and ermine robes as long as he had the powers of the Gulf oil kings he admires.

Last edited by SanAndreasX - on 16 June 2025