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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 36 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

King Charles: "The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that my ancestor, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king."

Peasant: "Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony."

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 18 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You can’t expect to wield supreme executive power just ’cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

[–] draneceusrex@lemmy.world 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 10 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, if I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away!

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Help! Help! I’m being repressed!

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Now we see the violence inherent in the system!

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 9 points 13 hours ago

One of the single best lines in all of cinema IMO.