""Having a monarchy next door is a little like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and has daubed their house with clown murals, displays clown dolls in each window and has an insatiable desire to hear about and discuss clown-related news stories,' … 'More specifically, for the Irish, it’s like having a neighbour who’s really into clowns and, also, your grandfather was murdered by a clown.'
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Monarchy obscures the crimes of empire and wraps them in nostalgia."
https://www.mintpressnews.com/chris-hedges-british-monarchy-legacy-history/281925/