Exactly who holds the ultimate power in your country.

@Zoranna yes, this was my initial thinking. For some countries this is sort of true. But not all?

@Valentine Definitely not all unfortunately, I don't know if it's even the majority of countries.

@Zoranna and, even where they have long established "democracy", it is often tribal and self interested and ultimately controlled by a few press barons? But, I risk answering my own Q. Not etiquette.

@Valentine Haha You're not answering your own question, you're discussing it ... with me. I largely agree with you but that doesn't explain the situation in USA at the moment. I'm not American, Australian actually, and I realise you're not either. I'll have to read up a bit more on British politics now. :-)

@Zoranna lol. I wouldn't bother re British politics. It might just taint your country's veritable thinking. Good move working with NZ btw. Smart. 🤗

@Valentine Haha Thanks. Yep we and the Kiwis stick together ... except at cricket. lol

@Zoranna And rugby? ☠️🤪 lol.

@Valentine 🤫 I deliberately didn't mention that.

@Zoranna WHAT ABOUT THE RUGBY!!!!!! Lol. It’s only a game. (Isn’t it?) 🤓

@Valentine Okay okay The rugby too. Yeah it's only a game, their game ... they're the best. There I said it. 🙄

@Zoranna Yyyyyeeeeeesssssssssssss!!!!!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟❤️

🤓

@Valentine 😂 It's not polite to gloat ... but I would too actually. lol

@Zoranna lol. It’s not often we get the real chance. I still revere 1966 even!

@Valentine What happened in 1966 that you revere?

@Zoranna D’oh, despair and frustration combined...🤦‍♀️. England? Bobby Charlton? Gordon Banks?! 4-2 against our (next to Australia!) arch rivals Germany (still just West Germany then mind). England did win THE WORLD CUPPPPP!!!

[Thinks, you might not have actually been born then even. Ahhh, light-bulb moment, tries different, much better tack: ]

Do you remember 2003 by any chance.... a not inconsequential game of RUGBY!? Ooo, now exactly ‘whom’ (got it write this time!) did we beat!!!?

[Draws breath, looks up ‘gloat’ in dictionary. Mutters under breath: shite-beggar-feck (or something similar), guilty as charged ma’am. 😔

Lol. 🤗❤️🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺❤️

@Valentine Sorry I don't have a clue, I don't actually follow rugby. lol I'm more of a tennis girl myself. Shame Wimbledon had to be cancelled this year.

@Zoranna ahh, ok. Wonderful sport. Any good at it? Did you pick up the VERY IMPORTANT piece of SW trivia that I was England archery champion, in my now long distant youth? #notreallyofanyongoingimportancetoanyoneexceptperhapsValentinehimself🤦‍♀️

@Valentine I was, I don't play now. You've completely baffled me. I've read it over a few times and I can see no reference to archery whatsoever. Sorry. But congratulations, that's no small feat. 🏹

@Zoranna no, not in this post. I might just have mentioned it a zillion times in every alternate post. Lol. Perhaps I should make it a featured story on my profile, lol. No, that would detract from far more serious posts I make 😔.

@Zoranna I also sing and play folk/country geetar. I tend to do ballads mainly. One of my stalwarts is Waltzing Matilda, by Eric Bogle. If you haven’t heard it, and don’t mind a bit of quality folk music, this song (along with Willy McBride, Green Fields of France) (both on YouTube) commemorates the proud wounded Australian heroes of Suvla. You may need a tissue or two though. 😞

@Valentine Well congratulations anyway, that's something you can always be very proud of. You are in a quandry, think about it. I'm going to be logging off soon, it's almost 6 pm here, but I hope you have a pleasant day.

@Zoranna take care 🤗