thepride|of|Kazim

Queen Elizabeth II was an incredibly popular monarch. She was clever and cunning and played her apolitical political role well, taking care to remain in the good graces of the public. It is NOT a coincidence that while monarchies all around Europe toppled, Britain never once seriously looked at getting rid of their Queen.

This is not true of Charles. He is not as well liked. He does not have the benefit of longevity - most people alive have known the Queen as their monarch their whole lives, and have never seen the monarch change. Kicking a little old lady off the throne after what many people have seen as years of service to her country was a relatively unpopular proposition, but the same is not true of of a man who people aren’t all that fond of, and who doesn’t hold the position.

If you’re on tumblr you’re probably very aware of the questionable past and present of the British throne - and if you’re British or a member of a commonwealth state, now is the time to start talking about it. The monarchy is never going to be overthrown while Queen Elizabeth is still alive, but on her death… well, it’s pretty much fair game.

So instead of just celebrating on your blog, go out and talk about the monarchy. Sow seeds of revolution. Talk about the racism of the royal family. Talk about the racism inherent in the system, and the very personal racism that Megan Markle exposed. Talk about how it isn’t fair that in a unilateral society based on principles of equality, we have not just a monarch but an entire class of people who are born into titles. Talk about how the royal family hoard wealth, how their modern wealth has come from their past subjects, as well as the burden on tax payers. Talk about how unfit they each are for their positions. How you don’t like Charles, or don’t want him as king. Talk about how outsiders are treated - Megan, Diana.

But what a lot of people do know about and care about is the royal drama that’s been pushed through the tabloids. They know what went down with Diana’s mistreatment and death. They know that the family treated Megan horribly. They don’t particularly like Charles - feel he’s too stuck up or hypocritical or maybe not as hardworking as they felt the Queen was.

I don’t really care what their reasons are. If it’s these seeds of doubt that make them think about all the other issues with the crown, make them question the need for the monarchy, then I can and will use those reasons to convince people that the monarchy should be left or abolished.

But like. If the people, only care about ‘not the biggest problems’. If you guys only focus on these subjects then, your gov will only get ‘not the biggest problems’ fixed. And once you get that fixed. Everyone is happy. It’s over. You know ? The atrocities that government does to other countries are never mentioned.

“Your ease has been written along with your

respectability politics is a trap.