Any decision Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas make on their futures will be supported with "pride and respect", said the Duke of Cambridge. Prince William ultimately had to address the elephant in the room, that even the small colonies of the dead British Empire are now standing up and demanding the acknowledgement of the truth, and the associated reparations to support the words of the apologists.
I am reminded of what Churchill said in his book, The River War (1899) in which he said:
“How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement, the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property – either as a child, a wife, or a concubine – must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the faith: all know how to die but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.”
Yet whilst he was writing his books, Churchill conveniently forgot about the British ‘Christian’ Empire that thrived on its brutality to extinguish all those who came in its way. At the hands of the British and their way of imperial governance, millions were slaughtered in the name of the Monarch and in the name of the ‘religion of love’!
History as they say is written by the victors. The victims seldom get an opportunity to have their say. However, Karma does not forgive, nor does it forget. Now we see the slaves of the dead empire rise up to not just challenge their former masters, but they are now strong enough to treat them with the contempt they deserve.
In November 2021 I wrote a piece titled ‘Truth Commission - The British Raj and India’. It was my attempt to get a message to our PM Johnson, and to Her Majesty – that time is running out and it would be wise if they were to move towards truth, reconciliation, and reparation urgently.
Whilst the British media will present a very positive picture of the visit by Prince William to the Caribbean, the ‘benevolence’ factor of the white master is now wearing thin.
The Commonwealth as it stands cannot continue. The 54 nations that make up this socio-political group cannot continue whilst they remain on their knees to Her Majesty, and thereafter to Prince Charles. This madness of not reading the room (by that I mean the citizens of these 54 nations) will catch up and people will not like the humiliation afforded to the imperial masters.
In the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed’.
