CHILD OF THE OCEAN

Just in case Mother England is feeling all relevant and consequential all of a sudden with William and Kate marrying, here’s a reminder that we’re no longer in the 19th century, and that the monarchy and its bigotry and arrogance never was, and still isn’t, something to be celebrated. That’s especially true given there has never  been so much as a simple apology, let alone compensation, for the murder and pillage it sanctioned in every “heathen-infested” corner of this planet. On a day when over 300 people lost their lives in some of the worst tornadoes in US history, the media outlets were obsessed with events in old Blighty. Seriously, what’s changed?