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posted by janrinok on Thursday September 08 2022, @06:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the R.I.P. dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886

Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Elizabeth II has died.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by Runaway1956 on Friday September 09 2022, @06:16PM (5 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 09 2022, @06:16PM (#1270995) Journal

    Curious. How many colonies did England and/or the UK still hold when Elizabeth was crowned? And, uhhhhhhhmmmm, apartheid? Was that the norm in former English colonies? I have an idea that you are somewhat confused on the issues you are raising. Whatever evils the English and the UK visited upon the world, they did lead the way in ending slavery. At risk of sparking a new wave of outrage, I'll paraphrase a comment I made in another discussion: The English aren't the only evil in the world, nor are they the worst.

  • (Score: 4, Informative) by DeathMonkey on Friday September 09 2022, @07:39PM (4 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday September 09 2022, @07:39PM (#1271009) Journal

    Pretty sure she was in office in 1993 when Apartheid ended....

    • (Score: 4, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Friday September 09 2022, @07:41PM (2 children)

      by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday September 09 2022, @07:41PM (#1271010) Journal

      Americans seem to forget how shockingly recent Apartheid was....

      • (Score: 2) by turgid on Friday September 09 2022, @08:18PM (1 child)

        by turgid (4318) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 09 2022, @08:18PM (#1271029) Journal

        Particularly in the United States of America. When did segregation end there? Was it the 1960s? Their "democratic government" was even shooting student protestors as late as 1970.

        • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 11 2022, @03:54PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 11 2022, @03:54PM (#1271212)
          Well now they shoot blacks, hispanics and some whites.

          Progress?
    • (Score: 2, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Friday September 09 2022, @11:19PM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 09 2022, @11:19PM (#1271047) Journal

      Well, you answered part of the question. Now, just to be sure, apartheid was a South African thing, right? And, who colonized South Africa? Yeah, sure, England was in on it, almost from the beginning. But, who actually colonized and settled most of South Africa? Those Boers had a lot to do with everything, from the first days, right up through today.