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"The approaching Platinum Jubilee, with all its pageantry and national
symbolism, is also an occasion for collective debate about Britain and its
identity.
The nationwide commemoration, marked by a four-day bank holiday weekend, is
already empowering those on the right of the political spectrum – who are
comfortable celebrating monarchy and tradition, and who are not overly
concerned with the social and colonial hierarchies symbolised by the royal
family.
Draped in the Union Jack, their walls adorned with pictures of the Queen,
hard-right political figures will signal – both overtly and covertly – that
they embody ‘British values’, contrasting their brand of polished patriotism
with the supposedly subversive instincts of lefty ‘woke snowflakes’.
But this ideological rupture is largely a figment of the right’s collective
imagination. In an attempt to demonise their opponents and retain the loyalty
of important socially conservative constituencies, reactionary actors in
politics and the media have perpetuated a confected culture war – the key
facets of which bear little resemblance to the truth."
Via Joerg Fliege, who wrote "Pearl clutching of the highest order. Shakespeare
going to disappear within 15 years? How is that supposed to happen?
The rest of the article covers the debate on trans rights and the debate on
imperial measurements, both of which are veritable train wrecks in their own."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
