As far as I can tell – only one of my grandparents were born in the US. From George’s point of view, his mother was an emigrant, his father born not long after his mother arrived in the US. I have zero English blood, nor does George have any ancestors from that country. Neither of us views royalty with any significant respect. That attitude didn’t change for me while being stationed in the UK. While I saw a couple of the royal family (Princess Anne and Sophie (wife of Edward come to mind) who spent a significant amount of their time in service to others & charities, overall, I wasn’t impressed by royalty in action as performed in the UK, much less the scandals and stupidity exhibited by more than one member of that family. (and if you think I am picking on the UK in specific – just look at what the Belgium King did to “his” properties in Africa including the use of the Belgian military as his private army. Closer to my ancestors – one need look no further than the Russian royalty at the end of the 1800s.
I am not living in a country with a king, I don’t want to live in a country with a king, and I strongly object to anyone in power trying to manipulate the system to make himself wealthy and powerful. Note – the old “healthy, wealthy, and wise” is not being accomplished, just the wealthy portion at the expense.
The U.S. has been standing for 250 years. It has survived earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, terrorists and wars. It has been built on the labor of immigrants. I spent 33 years wearing an Army uniform. I want to continue to be proud of my country and what it stands for. Right now, that is a challenge. So I am staying home today.
YES! Thank you. Well said.