Posted on 03/10/2021 4:20:53 PM PST by Impala64ssa
I’m supposed to feel about Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and veteran of some USA Network original series about lawyers or something. “She’s a liar! She’s a diva! She’s a gold-digger! She’s just using those poor, poor royals as a stepping stone! She should be grateful for what she has, instead of whining about how racist her in-laws are!” All of that is true. And here’s something else that’s true: Meghan Markle has done more to disrupt the British monarchy than George Washington ever could’ve dreamed.
If you’re not a student of history, here’s a quick recap: America used to be run by the king of England, but the colonies didn’t like how that was going. So they kicked some Redcoat ass until those limeys left us to our own affairs. Here, this educational video explains it: snip
No more kings! For the last few centuries, we haven’t needed to do what any king or queen tells us to do. And because of that freedom, America has flourished so much that from time to time we’ve even helped out our former oppressors. “Oh, you’re losing a war with the Nazis? Fine, we’ll see what we can do.” “What’s that, you’ve got four adorable mop-tops who want to sell a few records? Sure, send ’em across the pond and we’ll have Ed Sullivan take a look.” “That odd-looking chap with the unpronounceable name is good at playing Sherlock Holmes? Okay, he can be Dr. Strange.” We’re a gracious people, we Americans, and we’re willing to let bygones be bygones.
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I am in a real dispute with my daughter about these royals. Meghan is no victim and was nearly 20 years older than Diana when she married Charles. Harry is obviously the walking-wounded and while she complains that the family separated her from her friends and freedom, what did she do when she took him away from UK, his family, and his military support network? I think she is not only manipulating his actions and words, I think she may be lying and gaslighting him with false accusations. My daughter is totally engaged with Meghan's claims of near-suicidal depression and my own peers are concerned about who pays for their security...as if it is due them. (And I assume that the citizens of California pay for some of it by virtue of paying local police.)
#4. I like Monarch butterflies more than the royalty and Markle. One out of three isn’t bad in this case.
However, my name in Hebrew means “king” so I’ve got to hedge my bets in case the Kingdom of Israel or Judea ever come back. I could be their leader.
My father-in-law’s family goes back to French royalty, King Pepin the Short, the brother of Charlemagne. All they got was a family crest. Mon dieu, c’est terrible!
I have seen this age-based separation for a while across many polls, but here is a fresh set of polling wherein the 18-24 year olds are more positively disposed to this couple vs The Royal Family.
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