The Queen Is Dead

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Royalists and republicans throughout the UK are responding to the news that the reign of Queen Elizabeth II has come to an end. Many citizens are grief stricken while others are taking the opportunity to relay their disdain for the institution that is royalty and all that represents. For some this outpouring is a reaction to what they see as uncritical and irrational subservience to a class that enjoys their status through the exploitation of those they…