Many people mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. However, there are also those who are relieved at the Queen’s death.
Munich/London – The death of Queen Elizabeth II shook the whole world. The British royal family announced last night that the 96-year-old monarch had died. There is mourning all over the world, many people condole with the royal family. But not everyone is shocked by the Queen’s death. Comments are piling up, especially on Twitter, that respond to the Queen’s death with relief and joy. An old video of Britain’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, also surfaced. She called the monarchy a “disgrace”.
Queen Elizabeth II is dead: Liz Truss criticizes the monarchy
Liz Truss, who was appointed Prime Minister by the Queen just a few days ago, was critical of the monarchy. In a video posted to Twitter in 1994, Liz Truss can still be seen in her college days. “I’m against the idea that people are born to govern,” Truss said. She described it as a disgrace that people can be heads of state because of their family.
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Queen Elizabeth II is dead: people are relieved about death
The criticism of the monarchy seems harmless compared to the comments on Twitter. “I heard that the supreme monarch of a thieving, raping, genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be unbearable,” professor Uju Anya said loudly picture newspaper Have written. The tweet has already been deleted. She explained in another tweet that she despised the monarchy. She justified her opinion with the fact that half of her family was “massacred and expelled” during the colonial times.
Tirhakah Love, author of New York Magazine, the Queen described in a text as a “barely breathing garbage bag”. The harsh criticism and sometimes insults are based on British colonial history. When Elizabeth II became queen, England still had numerous colonies. The British were accused of slavery and oppression. Today there are 14 overseas territories still dependent on Britain, such as Gibraltar. (vk)
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