Now that the various celebrations to commemorate Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year rule of the British Empire are finally done and dusted, I feel okay to post my criticism on the blatant misuse—even abuse—of the term “Jubilee” to label this hugely expensive, indulgent-but-shallow festival of temporary feel-good patriotism. Not a fan, in case that isn’t obvious. I avoided all of it—including riding the Elizabeth Line which opened while I was in London. So what’s my gripe?
Always refreshing to hear why others will not celebrate the Jubilee. On many occasions, I have been told "leave history where it is". I'm sorry. That is not possible as I still live in the shadow of my name being changed, my grandparents not having equal opportunity on a land that is "theirs" by birth and the many jewels stolen from my ancestral land that resides in her very "crown jewels". Oh and not to forget the silencing of the abused for the sake of saving the face of that oppressive monarchy.
Ah, the exception that proves the rule. Thank you, yes something akin to Jubilee did indeed occur following the crash. I'm vague on the details. On the whole, I believe that the northern European countries in general (Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway) are closer in spirit to the Law as described in Deuteronomy than most other countries, certainly UK and USA, always the focus of my criticism having dwelt in both countries for extended periods of time—but really any country that models itself on these two. I'm sure you could name many.
Always refreshing to hear why others will not celebrate the Jubilee. On many occasions, I have been told "leave history where it is". I'm sorry. That is not possible as I still live in the shadow of my name being changed, my grandparents not having equal opportunity on a land that is "theirs" by birth and the many jewels stolen from my ancestral land that resides in her very "crown jewels". Oh and not to forget the silencing of the abused for the sake of saving the face of that oppressive monarchy.
Thank you for your thoughts on this topic. History matters. Yes. Keep it fresh, relevant, pertinent.
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” — George Santayana
Iceland kind of did it after the 2008 defaults, no?
Ah, the exception that proves the rule. Thank you, yes something akin to Jubilee did indeed occur following the crash. I'm vague on the details. On the whole, I believe that the northern European countries in general (Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway) are closer in spirit to the Law as described in Deuteronomy than most other countries, certainly UK and USA, always the focus of my criticism having dwelt in both countries for extended periods of time—but really any country that models itself on these two. I'm sure you could name many.
Coincides with the high interpersonal trust indices: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/interpersonal-trust-in-europe?tab=chart&country=DEU~GBR~ESP~POL~NLD~ITA~FRA~DNK~BEL~FIN~SRB~BGR~AUT~HRV~CYP~CZE~GRC~HUN~ISL~IRL~EST~LVA~LTU~LUX~MLT~NOR~PRT~ROU~SVK~SVN~SWE~CHE
Fascinating...and yet, not surprising.
Very well written and good to hear your very valid points.
Thank you Mark, I appreciate your endorsement. Did you follow the link to Grace+Truth? That's a good post too.