In what critics are calling an "ill advised attempt to fuse liberal politics with incompatible conservative nostalgia", King Dominic this evening released a defence of Old Rectorian's revival of Imperial Attitudes, which have been criticised as a sanitised and romanticised view of what was in reality a barbaric and reprehensible waste of life.
In his article, published on his blog here, linked to on the OldRectoryland.com website, and reposted on his facebook page, he attempts to show an awareness of the negative aspects of Imperialism historically, whilst drawing a distinction between their immorality and the good things that can be taken away from the period.
Among things he praises are the British "stiff upper lip" and introduction of technology, cricket, and standardised education to the colonies. This apparently reflects the monarch's longstanding approval of the middle-class attitudes born of the 18th and 19th centuries, largely lost and out of place in today's Americanised age.
He also referenced the "Empire" themed ball planned and rejected earlier this year by Emmanuel College, Cambridge, which confidants of the King report he was keen to attend.
In his article, published on his blog here, linked to on the OldRectoryland.com website, and reposted on his facebook page, he attempts to show an awareness of the negative aspects of Imperialism historically, whilst drawing a distinction between their immorality and the good things that can be taken away from the period.
Among things he praises are the British "stiff upper lip" and introduction of technology, cricket, and standardised education to the colonies. This apparently reflects the monarch's longstanding approval of the middle-class attitudes born of the 18th and 19th centuries, largely lost and out of place in today's Americanised age.
He also referenced the "Empire" themed ball planned and rejected earlier this year by Emmanuel College, Cambridge, which confidants of the King report he was keen to attend.
Secretary to the King Sir Jasper de Bournville, who has not accompanied the King to university, only groaned and refused to comment when asked for his opinion; most agree, however, that the article is likely to come under a barrage of objections from those who claim he belittles the suffering of conquered peoples of the past, and idolises neo-nazi ideas. Governors such as Anarchist Samuel Hilton are predicted by pundits to be among the most disapproving.
the full article can be found here: http://woofkitty.blogspot.com/2009/06/defence-of-imperialism.html
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