Why would the British RF be against Americans? Surely they are not still seething about Wallis Simpson who's affair with Edward Viii led to the abdication nearly a hundred years ago? Can you explain please?
Itās not specifically the UK actually. Ever since the Iraq war, Europe has developed a certain prejudice against the US. Politically it was easy enough, as they have gambled away all moral high ground that mostly stemmed from WWII with international coups, war, refusing to accept criticism or consequences if called out and so on. But the general goodwill/sympathy for the individual has also degraded. Loud, pompous, entitled, fat, excessive, over the top dramatic, superficial, unaware of anything older than 500 years, ignorant, crazy easy school curriculums, helicopter parentsā¦ā¦ that was the general prejudice. In the last years it has become worse and more confusing. Rednecks, religious zealots, crazy ideas about sex education, a society of cold egomaniacs against general health care or any sort of social net for those in unfortunate circumstances, being close minded right wingers that oppress women, womenās rights (abortion, access to contraception) BUT also crazy left wingers that want to abolish the police, anything goes, brainwash children into bring transgender, abortion up to birth without rules, hyper wokeā¦.. The USA made it very easy for Europe to ignore their own problems but just badmouth them and feel better about themselves. Like the fat brother that bullies and terrifies everyone at school.
So lotās of the things M was criticised for were very much linked to her being US-American and the prejudice that has developed. Thatās why the royal pr machine emphasised on her living in Canada at the beginning. Thatās why in Sweden the Palace pushed Chris OāNeil as British as he was generally disliked as āthe Americanā. H could have married Reese Witherspoon and the press would have written mostly the same and would have loved to
dislike her.