TOM EATON: Deities and dynasties still rule, OK
In condemning the British royal family the twitterati turn blind eyes to murder by the Saudi royalty
15 March 2021 - 19:06
A week ago Oprah Winfrey blew her fairy dust into the ether and minutes later Americans who idolise George Washington and have “Liberty Or Death” engraved on their assault rifles were expressing their admiration for the longevity of the British royal family, while radical young progressives were leaping to the defence of a young aristocrat who once dressed up as a Nazi at a fancy-dress party for the 1% of the 1%.
Yes, it’s been a wild week, but amid the noise I’ve also learnt something about the growing calls for monarchy to be abolished, namely that #NotAllRoyals are targets...
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