#308 Why Do We Tolerate Royalty Part 1 of 3

In this episode: I am joined by a few people from the Stereo app for a conversation on royalty and why people tolerate a monarchy in this day and age. This is part 1 of a 3-part series. The two guests in this first segment were very ignorant and seemed to have a racist slant. I pushed back and tried to educate them, but people can only learn if they want to. I am posting part 1 so people can see how some people, even when they have no facts, cling to their beliefs. Parts 2 & 3 are with me and Chris and it was a much better conversation. My guests can be found on the Stereo app. I have listed their handles as well as mine below. Hotmamaofstereo - @queenscorpion Shannon - @australian1988 Chris - @chris-mcd Dave Smith - @andanotherthing The beginning of this conversation was very frustrating. I wanted to talk about the pros and cons of having a monarchy and why we tolerate monarchies in this day and age. The conversation was derailed by two white women (Hotmama & Shannon) claiming Native Americans and Aborigines have it so good. Nothing gets my goat more than when a middle-class person in a privileged class speaks on how well a marginalized group has it. Hotmama who lives in the Dakotas said she talked to a Native American and “they get everything for free”. When I pushed back she left the conversation refusing to hear any actual facts. She clearly wants to remain an angry, ignorant, racist. Shannon went so far as to complain that Aborigines in Australia get their homes paid for by the government and then went on to say they all have drinking problems. I am glad a government that almost genocided them saw it fit to provide the remaining Aborigines with housing. This is a good thing and only a racist would argue against it. I pushed back against both these women and called out their racism. Neither one had any factual information to back up their claims and both of them ended up leaving the podcast as soon as I pushed back. It seems ignorant/racist people when called out on their ignorance and racism want to argue and if they cannot win the argument, they just leave the conversation. Chalk it up to one of my favorite sayings, “ya can’t fix stupid”. I was then joined by a nice English lad named Chris and we had a great conversation. Chris is of the mindset that most people in the UK like the idea of the Queen, but they are not really in support of the monarchy. He and his parents grew up with the figurehead of the Queen. I also spoke on the need for reparations for American Descendants of Slavery. Thank you for tuning in! Please follow and share it would really help me grow. Reviews on Spotify and Apple Podcasts are GREATLY appreciated. Message me on IG @andanotherthingwithdave Dave Smith (@andanotherthingwithdave) • Instagram photos and videos Follow me and find More of My Content with link below.  https://1drv.ms/w/s!An39_-tw4s0djCxLyA7PQIjWQeRp?e=4X6dDT  Thank you to my listeners throughout the world. Now heard in 65 countries. According to Spotify my podcast is in the top 20% of podcasts shared internationally. Listener locations: 69% USA 7% UK 6% India 6% Canada 2% Germany 2% Romania 1% Russia less than 1% in 30 plus countries THANK YOU all !!!