Anti-royal protesters are being arrested in the U.K. as 'Not My King' tag grows
The UK media (not just the BBC) continue to profess &quot;amazement&quot; at the speed and efficiency of the transitioning from a dead monarch to a living one. There&#x27;s been much speaking in awed tones at the pace of the various proclamations, committee meetings, document signings, etc, as if this pace tells us <i>why</i> we should be impressed.<p>Personally I&#x27;ve found it borderline sickening.<p>If there was a curtain that could have slipped, we all knew what would be behind it: a bunch of cherry-nosed coffin-dodgers with old-school-tie chums ensconced in the machinery of state, parliament, the military, whatever.<p>Sure. Fine. Yadda yadda, blah blah. The &quot;deep state&quot; dancing hand-in-hand with the old school elites. Yuck. Disgusting but hardly a clear and present danger.<p>But to see this machinery spring rustily, creakily into action has been truly eye-opening. Hitherto unknown <i>people</i> wearing ritualistic outfits have marched into public spaces in several cities, and declared that a member of the elite has been replaced, the continuum is unbroken. And this has been broadcast 24&#x2F;7 by pretty much all media in the UK and in other countries. Elected representatives from all political parties have fallen into line.<p>It is not okay to ritualistically march a bunch of military-state personnel into multiple public spaces across the country, under the protection of the police and with the consent of multiple international media outlets, and expect public passivity and capitulation.<p>And yet, that&#x27;s what has happened. And it keeps happening.<p>It&#x27;s bizarre in the extreme, and we really should not be okay with this.