Sanity died in Britain along with Queen Elizabeth

The madness that has ensued since the death of the UK’s longest reigning monarch bears witness to a failed revolution, while watching thousands flock to be part of this public spectacle leaves you pondering a human condition that reveals a propensity to idolatry. It also leaves you in no doubt of the chilling effect of a media that provides no space for dissenting voices when it comes to this regressive and rebarbative institution that sits at the apex of British society and public affairs.

Since Elizabeths’s death a carnival of royal worship has ensued, during which off the wall sycophancy has spewed from every mainstream news channel, every newspaper, and every correspondent, royal or otherwise. Even more chilling has been the arrest of various anti-monarchy protesters for merely protesting. Such a prolonged period of gushing royal worship is chilling to behold, providing us with a glimpse of what totalitarianism would look like in Britain.

As for newly-installed King Charles III, currrently touring his newly-acquired realm, footage of him berating servants and his supposed underlings at various events in the wake of his mother’s death may be understandable, given the combination of grief and public scrutiny he’s come under. But, notwithstanding, it also reveals the true nature not so much of the man but the institution that has…