The Haters Unload after Queen Elizabeth’s Death By Chris Knight (Florida)

As someone who was born in the US, but until a few years ago lived in Australia, met Eric Butler, and attended League of Rights annual seminars, which is why someone (including my father-in-law, Charles Taylor) from Florida writes for Alor.org blog, I have been a loyal monarchist, and are deeply panged by the death of Queen Elizabeth. But, most from the Left are not, some being outright haters. The same critique is made over and over. She represented colonialism. No, colonialism was dismantled long before she was queen. She symbolises money power … really, with all the super-capitalists and Big Pharma itself who the Left has been cuddling up to, you have got to be joking … but they are not. Still, this shows the utter nastiness of the Left, and why we need a Great Divorce. Let them live in their own swamp with other swamp creatures and critters.

https://www.newsweek.com/why-black-twitter-fire-after-queen-elizabeth-second-death-1741410

“Queen Elizabeth II's death aged 96 has sparked a flood of tributes and fond words for a beloved monarch who reigned for a record-breaking 70 years before passing away on Thursday.

From world leaders to members of the public, the social media landscape has been filled with expressions of sadness in the hours since it was announced that the sovereign had died at Scotland's Balmoral Castle.

However, a number of Black Twitter users have taken the opportunity to mark the Queen's death as something of a moment to celebrate, with a range of memes and explanatory threads filling the timeline.

"Black Twitter is on fire today," read one viral tweet, which showed an image of a man posing seemingly victoriously beside a grave that had been mocked up as the queen's.

Showing similar sentiment, another popular tweet showed the words: "We are sad to announce that the queen has died," alongside a picture of the late Princess Diana laughing, styled to represent Black Twitter's feelings on the news.

The Queen ascended to the throne at a time of change for the British Empire and the subsequent forming of the Commonwealth of Nations. Many people from former colonies consider her a figurehead for the brutality their people suffered under British imperialism.

The British Empire at the height of its power was described as the "the empire on which the sun never set" and commanded 23 percent of the world's population in 1913. It controlled countries across every continent and today 14 overseas territories remain under British sovereignty.

"Black Twitter is absolutely Black Twittering right now," said The Atlantic contributing writer Jemele Hill, who defended people questioning the queen's legacy.

"Journalists are tasked with putting legacies into full context, so it is entirely appropriate to examine the queen and her role in the devastating impact of continued colonialism," wrote Hill.

To illustrate her point, Hill shared a link to an op-ed for The New York Times, in which Harvard professor Maya Jasanoff wrote in a guest essay: "We should not romanticize her era. The queen helped obscure a bloody history of decolonization whose proportions and legacies have yet to be adequately acknowledged."

"This is what I mean by considering the full history of the Queen," said Hill in a quote tweet. "It's ok to pose questions and think about the fullness of legacies."

Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, an associate professor at the University of Michigan's School of Education, spoke out against a pushback toward those who were questioning Queen Elizabeth's II's legacy.

"Telling the colonized how they should feel about their colonizer's health and wellness is like telling my people that we ought to worship the Confederacy," she tweeted. "'Respect the dead' when we're all writing these Tweets *in English.* How'd that happen, hm? We just chose this language?"

Eugene Scott, a national political reporter at The Washington Post, chose to address those who criticized the timing of those speaking out.

"Real question for the 'now is not the appropriate time to talk about the negative impact of colonialism' crowd: When is the appropriate time to talk about the negative impact of colonialism?" Scott asked.”