I’m genuinely a bit confused by so many here on Kos seemingly in deep sorrow over the Queen of England’s passing. Personally, I was a bit indifferent myself. However, my girlfriend is part Irish and has a lot of family living in Northern Ireland, and she gave me a bit of an education last night that I was forever grateful for. And the more I learned about the atrocities of England even within the past century, the more I began to understand how the Irish, the Scottish, the Africans/African Americans, the Indians (India), the Indigenous all felt a sense of the exact opposite from the rest of the world seemingly in deep sorrow for her passing. They are celebrating. That may be rude to others, but understanding what has happened to them and their families and generations has given me a different and deeper perspective on this event.
I’m admittedly not as active on Twitter as she is or others are here, but taking a gander at Irish Twitter, Black Twitter, Scottish Twitter, India Twitter, Indigenous Twitter among others who have been adversely effected by English colonialism and oppression has been pretty revealing. Has anyone else here noticed that are all coming together in unison for celebration?
Is that rude to some? Most certainly? But I will not take away their sentiments and celebration given what they and their family generations have gone through with English Royalty giving either expressed consent or turning a blind eye to oppression and suffering towards them.
I’m an American Liberal. I’ve been one since 2001, and have never looked back. The strength of being a Liberal in my opinion is examining all points of view and coming to the best conclusion as to what is the correct point of view to follow with the best available evidence given. Often times our points of view takes us into the eyes of the minorities and help lift their voices up to those in the majority who often ignore what their needs are or what they have to say.
So I’m curious, why the fuck are so many of us not doing that now with this issue?