Posted on 09/09/2022 4:28:37 PM PDT by LibertyWoman
She reigned, she didn’t rule. She was constitutionally forbidden from speaking her own words at the opening of Parliament.
She was a once in a lifetime leader. I think she was as loved and admired here as she was at home. Not because she was royal, but because she was an incredible human being.
Question: What would you have wanted her to do?
Answer: Protect her subjects.
How?
If you’re going to make an accusation should be more specific about your expectations.
You’re thinking ‘My Conutry tis’ of Thee’, which is the same melody as ‘God Save the Queen’....
Thank you.
I will read the book.
Ironically, the Star Spangled Banner anthem commemorates an attack on the United States by another hostile power 187 years before 9-11. That power was Great Britain..” [Wallace T., post 5]
Read history more carefully. Start with _Amateurs, To Arms!_ by John R Elting.
The United States declared war on Britain - perhaps the most ill-advised foreign policy move the country made in its first hundred years. The provocations cited in the bill of particulars had already ceased, or had been resolved.
Despite its overwhelming naval power, Britain came off surprisingly poorly in isolated naval engagements; privateering increasingly damaged their seagoing trade. And in land engagements, British forces proved incapable of dealing a knockout blow to American forces. The muddling-about caused the British Empire to become the (discreet) laughingstock in diplomatic services across Europe.
The USA got lucky; the British engaged reluctantly, committing only a fraction of their strength. They were preoccupied with the duties of empire. Also, they were heading up the final operations of the coalition battling Napoleonic France, then sorting out the mutual fears and residual hostilities between allies, enemies, and survivors.
Wellington advised England’s senior leadership to accept the status quo ante; they caved. Americans were just as willing; the nation’s morale was foundering. A delegation from the New England states was on the schedule, to meet with President Madison, to discuss secession.
The Treaty of Ghent was signed on 24 December 1814, before the American victory at New Orleans.
All of it eventually caused a new respect to dawn for the United States, among the European powers - before 1812, the new nation wasn’t much more than a joke.
And the war war forced Americans to rethink national defense: realization sank in, that the militia system could never support an effective military establishment. “Republican virtue” was not enough.
Thanks LibertyWoman.
The other GGG topics added since the previous digest ping, chrono sort:
God Save The Queen.
Thank you for your post. You are absolutely correct.
Thanks for sharing that. Brought tears to my eyes ... had not seen that.
“How? If you’re going to make an accusation should be more specific about your expectations.”
I’m not a chief of state and I don’t have high level advisors like she did who could have laid out a specific course of action based on her wishes and expectations. But I think that speaking out against the leftists who took over the realm during her reign would have been a good start.
She would have been much happier living the life of a country woman with her horses and dogs.
May she rest in peace.
Great show of unity with UK's greatest ally.
She was an amazing women, Queen and role model... The world was blessed by her presence and life.
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