Megexit: why all this relief, this emphasis? Because Harry and Meghan's CBS interview is on the front pages of half the world, it's a first response. But the quantity, the planetary echo, can be the yardstick, after all, of a good fiction, perhaps like Bridgerton, with her queen of color, who performs the function of entertainment in difficult times. Here, on the other hand, there are other elements of interest: the new hierarchies of values, the future of the British monarchy, the national identity of the United Kingdom and the United States, the new elites to whom we gratefully entrust the weapons of the fight against caste. Daily Telegraph The Duchess has shown courage, says Biden President's spokesman Joe Biden praised the "courage" of the Duchess of Sussex in her interview with Oprah Winfrey, as Buckingham Palace is engulfed in a crisis of racism in the wake of her claims. The White House praised Meghan Markle's "courage" in talking about her mental health problems. White House press secretary Jen Psaki commented on Meghan and Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in the daily briefing. "For anyone to come forward and talk about their struggles with mental health and tell their personal story, it takes courage." Other explosive claims in the interview include: that the Duchess had suicidal feelings when she was pregnant, and accused the palace aides of blocking her attempts to get help; that Prince Harry has revealed a rift with his father, the Prince of Wales, who has stopped taking his calls; that the Duchess of Cambridge reduced Meghan to tears. But the most damaging accusation for the royal family in the two-hour broadcast came when the Duchess, 39, said that when she was pregnant with her son Archie, "concerns" had been raised to the Duke of Sussex about what that might be. his skin darkens. Buckingham Palace is under intense pressure to react to the couple's claims, but failed to give an answer more than 24 hours after the interview aired in the United States. Palace officials prepared a statement, but the Queen did not sign it last night because she wanted more time to consider it. The i The Palace in Crisis Discusses Allegations of Racism Pressure is mounting on Buckingham Palace to break the traditional silence following the accusation by the Dukes of Sussex of racism towards their son, Archie. Neither the Queen nor the Duke of Edinburgh are the royals who expressed concern about her son's skin color before he was born, Harry clarifies. A survey reveals that the British public did not like the interview: only 20% liked it. The dukes of Sussex accuse the Queen of snubbing them, Charles of avoiding his son's phone calls, and of penalizing them financially, the royal family of ignoring Meghan's torment. For Environment Minister Zac Goldsmith Harry is trying to blow up his family Le Parisien War is declared FAZ TV again A family soap opera has turned into a small state affair, if Boris Johnson is now must take a stand: an "atomic bomb" was detonated on charges of racism. What prompted Meghan to make this semi-anonymous accusation public, only she knows: she will have calculated the consequences not only for the family relationship, but for the reputation of royalty in the world. Prime Minister Boris Johnson felt compelled to declare that "there is no place for racism in British society", therefore not even in the royal family. In the next few days, we will see if royalty can stick to their traditional "never complain, never explain" line. Evening Standard Meghan accuses royals of racism Daily Mail Toxic, incendiary accusations of racism against their family. Buckingham Palace gives the Queen, 94, time to rework the incident in crisis talks. What have they done? Daily Express Storm at the Palace. Harry and Meghan's devastating interview shakes the monarchy. In the 70th year of Elizabeth's reign and with Philip, 99, in the hospital, the unanimous consensus of public opinion seems to be 'sad to have arrived at this' Daily Mirror The worst crisis of the royals in 85 years The Queen and her advisers closed in crisis talks on how to respond to accusations amid fears about the future of the monarchy The Guardian The Palace in crisis in the wake of the devastating accusations of racism The Times Oprah meets Meghan and Harry: a raid on televised napalm that will be remembered for years to come. The show arrived in the UK a day late, but it was still a jaw-dropping one. The shock factor was mitigated by the fact that the bombshell sounded like a machine gun around the world for 21 hours, but there's no doubt it lived up to the hype. Oprah meets Meghan and Harry has turned out to be a scandal TV that not only displays the royals' dirty laundry in public, but hoists them up, up, the flagpole of the national flag and then points to the stains. The buffet of revelations was so filling that if you paused for a second you risked losing a juicy nugget. Washington Post Karen Attiah: Here's how two black women overturned what's left of the British monarchy fantasies. Why do we care what happens to British royalty? As the daughter of immigrants from a former British colony, who grew up idolizing Princess Diana just like my mother, I wonder: why are so many of us black women ready for a long time to rebel in this anger against the British crown after hearing Meghan? Part of the answer is that the interview uncovers the effectiveness of the soft power propaganda that Britain and the royal family implement. The image of a kind grandmother, the queen, helped protect the country from its atrocious colonial histories. It is only fair then that the Harry and Meghan interview was scheduled for Commonwealth Day, when the royals proudly speak of the Black and Brown members as part of their global "family". Markle is right to ask the question of how Commonwealth countries should view the crown, given the royals' alleged refusal to accept mixed-race members of their own family. But beyond the actual context, another hard but necessary truth to digest is that when it comes to black women in white institutions, next to nothing can save us - not even our closest white allies - from the evil of racism. It doesn't matter how fair your skin is, how long your hair is or how much prestige you have. In Markle's case, it didn't even matter that she went out of her way to please the firm. We are thankful that Meghan and Harry outlived their family. But for a country that prided itself on civilizing the black and brown world - and at a time when discussions of white supremacy and the legacy of racism are more relevant than ever - the Duke and Duchess proved that the British royal family it is still quite primitive. Die Presse British royal family trembles The Guardian G2 "This is not a crisis of the royal family but of the United Kingdom". Here is what Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah Kate Williams says about us: The treatment towards Meghan shows that Britain has learned nothing from the dramatic story of Lady Diana Writes Nadifa Mohamed: The intensity of this royal drama is surprising considering the happy days of Harry and Meghan's engagement and wedding just three years ago. In fact, when Meghan Markle was first linked to Harry, she looked a lot like her future sister-in-law, Kate Middleton - and I, like many people, didn't know Meghan had a black ancestry. The straight hair, fair skin, expensive styling made Meghan look like just another European royal bride. But then the headlines of the tabloids screaming her mother's "slave ancestry" made it clear that she would not be treated as such. The slightest hint of black genes entering the bloodstream of the Saxe-Coburg-Windsor dynasty caused this already fragile little country to begin to destroy itself. Meghan then became the ghost at the table, an unwelcome reminder of this country's inability to advance into a modern world where women have their own opinions and desires, where the old caste system is dismantled. It is as if Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is receiving anger aimed at a much wider target than young black women who have raided previously closed institutions. I have lost count of the times I have been told that I must have been accepted at Oxford because of the positive discrimination that favors black candidates. It is now debated about who or what Meghan is, if she is a "black woman" or not, if she is facing racism or not. The truth is that blood and all the meaning the word carries is still very important in Britain and beyond. Your looks, your parents, make you belong somewhere if you're lucky, or condemn you to face rejection if you're not. The Independent The Palace Tackles Crisis Over Sean O Grady's Racism Allegations: This interview is all deeply personal stuff, but the problem with the British constitution - and therefore the nation, Republicans and monarchists alike - is that the constitution and the health of a particular family are so inextricably linked. The distinction between the Crown as the embodiment of the state and the human beings associated with it is not as clear as we all would like. Things, we fear, will not improve. Inevitably, there are Meghan supporters and Palace supporters, like a football match; and it is equally sectarian and divisive. The last time the monarchy went through such a crisis, it was between the "tribes" of Charles and Diana after his death in 1997. After all, it was Diana who asked if Charles was the right man for "the job. higher "and if it could be better to pass immediately to William. But that's not how it works once you start "choosing", because the choice has to be democratic. Wall Street Journal We would struggle to find a better metaphor for one of the dominant narratives of our age: our elites flaunting their grievances and concerns for the masses, asking for sympathy, inviting ordinary people to do better and acknowledge their own sinfulness. Economic inequality is greater than it has been in the last few decades and widens further after a great recession and a global pandemic. The poorest neighborhoods of this country, many of which are dominated by ethnic minorities, are beset by levels of violent crime and unrest never seen in a generation. Educational opportunities for the weakest are drowning in a sea of neglect, ideological righteousness and compliance with the demands of the teachers' unions. In the meantime, we are forced to listen as CEOs, tenured academics, Hollywood celebrities and now a prince and his wife lecture us on what should be our society's true systemic flaws: the terrible legacy of American history; sexism, racism and "transphobia" Even the duchess, the most shrill of wheels, arouses a certain sympathy. The costs of marrying a royal are sometimes overlooked. Whatever their virtues, on the other hand, the Windsors will never be known for openness in ways or spirit. Harry and Meghan seized the moment, attributing their evidence to that original sin of racism, not just from the royal family itself, but from the British press, fueling the ugly prejudices of the masses. They conveniently forget that Meghan's arrival was greeted by the same press - and the masses themselves - with gleeful applause, which was portrayed as somewhere between Grace Kelly and Diana Ross. But that's the beauty of the new elite: you can always blame systemic injustice. Meghan could point the finger at nameless royalty for her victim status, and that too makes her the victim. Even if you're sitting there in your alabaster palaces, Silicon Valley boardrooms, or elegantly furnished dressing rooms, you can point to the real cause of society's inequality: the Trump and Brexit hordes with their unenlightened views on immigration, crime, climate, western history. And it is one of the ironies of our revolutionary leaders of social justice, who struggle to overthrow the social order. When you have the people on your side who control most of the corporations, newsrooms, universities, celebrities, federal government, along with a duke and a duchess, can you really be that oppressed? From the Editorial Staff izvestia.ru Slovakia: the government splits on the importation of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine The supplies of Sputnik V to Slovakia are at risk. Although the first batch has already been delivered to the country, with a fifth of citizens to be vaccinated by June, disagreements have arisen within the government. Due to the prime minister's decision to obtain the Russian vaccine, some parties have announced their possible withdrawal from the government. The fact that Slovakia can remain without a Russian vaccine was announced by the country's Prime Minister Igor Matovic on 4 March. According to him, the manufacturer of Sputnik V is ready to cancel the supply contract signed on February 27, and to do so without applying any criminal sanctions. Slovakia became the second EU country to register the Russian Sputnik V vaccine; the first batch was delivered on March 1st. In total, 2 million doses are expected to be supplied to the country by June (for 1 million people out of 5.4 million in the country). Even earlier, Hungary had already bought the drug. The dispute over the supply of Sputnik V broke out in early March. The country's coalition government comprises four parties: the center-right Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OPLI), led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic, We Family, the liberal Freedom and Solidarity, and the liberal-conservative For People (founded by former president Andrej Kiska). The first two support the import of all drugs effective against COVID-19, while the other two support only those approved by the EU. Ivan Korchok, leader of the Freedom and Solidarity party, called the Russian vaccine a "hybrid warfare tool. This Sputnik V political tool divides us Slovaks within the country, but it also divides us from other Western European states. With this" instrument, the EU is presented as a failure ", resented the diplomat, underlining that his country's political line (participation in NATO and EU membership) will not be affected by this purchase." Even Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova spoke out against Sputnik V. According to her, "the use of the Russian vaccine is not a show of courage or a proof of diplomatic success. It can rather be perceived as a rejection of the accepted rules in medicine, which guarantee the highest safety standards for citizens. "The Slovak government's press office did not respond in real time to the question of" Izvestia "whether Bratislava intends to cancel the Sputnik V supply contract and to whom is the final decision on the matter El Nacional (Venezuela) Israel and Brazil sign cooperation agreement against covid-19 and in other areas The Foreign Ministers of Israel and Brazil, Gabi Ashkenazi and Ernesto Araujo have signed, in addition to medical issues, an agreement to work together in the development of strategic sectors such as technology, innovation, security, agriculture, science and space. "We will help Brazil in every way possible, and we will examine ways to deepen research and development of medicines to tackle the virus, "added Foreign Minister Ashkenazi. Araujo assured that Israel is" a key partner in areas a ssolutely decisive for Brazil ", such as" new technologies "or the strategy to deal with the coronavirus. "Brazil also has interesting initiatives in terms of research on covid-19 and wants to share them with Israel." Bolsonaro said there is a Brazilian covid vaccine that local scientists are developing, the preliminary results of which will be presented to the Israeli government. More than half of Israeli citizens have already received at least one dose of the vaccine from pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Israel leads the fastest vaccination campaign in the world and seeks to immunize the majority of the population of approximately 9.2 million by the end of March. Brazil, for its part, applies vaccines from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac and that of the Anglo-Swedish AstraZeneca and the British University of Oxford with imported doses. The pandemic has had a major impact on Brazil, whose president has distinguished himself as one of the world's most skeptical of its severity. So far the country is close to eleven million infections and has exceeded 264,000 deaths.But that's the beauty of the new elite: you can always blame systemic injustice. Meghan could point the finger at nameless royalty for her victim status, and that too makes her the victim. Even if you're sitting there in your alabaster palaces, Silicon Valley boardrooms, or elegantly furnished dressing rooms, you can point to the real cause of society's inequality: the Trump and Brexit hordes with their unenlightened views on immigration, crime, climate, western history. And it is one of the ironies of our revolutionary leaders of social justice, who struggle to overthrow the social order. When you have the people on your side who control most of the corporations, newsrooms, universities, celebrities, federal government, along with a duke and a duchess, can you really be that oppressed? From the Editorial Staff izvestia.ru Slovakia: the government splits on the importation of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine The supplies of Sputnik V to Slovakia are at risk. Although the first batch has already been delivered to the country, with a fifth of citizens to be vaccinated by June, disagreements have arisen within the government. Due to the prime minister's decision to obtain the Russian vaccine, some parties have announced their possible withdrawal from the government. The fact that Slovakia can remain without a Russian vaccine was announced by the country's Prime Minister Igor Matovic on 4 March. According to him, the manufacturer of Sputnik V is ready to cancel the supply contract signed on February 27, and to do so without applying any criminal sanctions. Slovakia became the second EU country to register the Russian Sputnik V vaccine; the first batch was delivered on March 1st. In total, 2 million doses are expected to be supplied to the country by June (for 1 million people out of 5.4 million in the country). Even earlier, Hungary had already bought the drug. The dispute over the supply of Sputnik V broke out in early March. The country's coalition government comprises four parties: the center-right Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OPLI), led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic, We Family, the liberal Freedom and Solidarity, and the liberal-conservative For People (founded by former president Andrej Kiska). The first two support the import of all drugs effective against COVID-19, while the other two support only those approved by the EU. Ivan Korchok, leader of the Freedom and Solidarity party, called the Russian vaccine a "hybrid warfare tool. This Sputnik V political tool divides us Slovaks within the country, but it also divides us from other Western European states. With this" instrument, the EU is presented as a failure ", resented the diplomat, underlining that his country's political line (participation in NATO and EU membership) will not be affected by this purchase." Even Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova spoke out against Sputnik V. According to her, "the use of the Russian vaccine is not a show of courage or a proof of diplomatic success. It can rather be perceived as a rejection of the accepted rules in medicine, which guarantee the highest safety standards for citizens. "The Slovak government's press office did not respond in real time to the question of" Izvestia "whether Bratislava intends to cancel the Sputnik V supply contract and to whom is the final decision on the matter El Nacional (Venezuela) Israel and Brazil sign cooperation agreement against covid-19 and in other areas The Foreign Ministers of Israel and Brazil, Gabi Ashkenazi and Ernesto Araujo have signed, in addition to medical issues, an agreement to work together in the development of strategic sectors such as technology, innovation, security, agriculture, science and space. "We will help Brazil in every way possible, and we will examine ways to deepen research and development of medicines to tackle the virus, "added Foreign Minister Ashkenazi. Araujo assured that Israel is" a key partner in areas a ssolutely decisive for Brazil ", such as" new technologies "or the strategy to deal with the coronavirus. "Brazil also has interesting initiatives in terms of research on covid-19 and wants to share them with Israel." Bolsonaro said there is a Brazilian covid vaccine that local scientists are developing, the preliminary results of which will be presented to the Israeli government. More than half of Israeli citizens have already received at least one dose of the vaccine from pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Israel leads the fastest vaccination campaign in the world and seeks to immunize the majority of the population of approximately 9.2 million by the end of March. Brazil, for its part, applies vaccines from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac and that of the Anglo-Swedish AstraZeneca and the British University of Oxford with imported doses. The pandemic has had a major impact on Brazil, whose president has distinguished himself as one of the world's most skeptical of its severity. So far the country is close to eleven million infections and has exceeded 264,000 deaths.But that's the beauty of the new elite: you can always blame systemic injustice. Meghan could point the finger at nameless royalty for her victim status, and that too makes her the victim. Even if you're sitting there in your alabaster palaces, Silicon Valley boardrooms, or elegantly furnished dressing rooms, you can point to the real cause of society's inequality: the Trump and Brexit hordes with their unenlightened views on immigration, crime, climate, western history. And it is one of the ironies of our revolutionary leaders of social justice, who struggle to overthrow the social order. When you have the people on your side who control most of the corporations, newsrooms, universities, celebrities, federal government, along with a duke and a duchess, can you really be that oppressed? From the Editorial Staff izvestia.ru Slovakia: the government splits on the importation of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine The supplies of Sputnik V to Slovakia are at risk. Although the first batch has already been delivered to the country, with a fifth of citizens to be vaccinated by June, disagreements have arisen within the government. Due to the prime minister's decision to obtain the Russian vaccine, some parties have announced their possible withdrawal from the government. The fact that Slovakia can remain without a Russian vaccine was announced by the country's Prime Minister Igor Matovic on 4 March. According to him, the manufacturer of Sputnik V is ready to cancel the supply contract signed on February 27, and to do so without applying any criminal sanctions. Slovakia became the second EU country to register the Russian Sputnik V vaccine; the first batch was delivered on March 1st. In total, 2 million doses are expected to be supplied to the country by June (for 1 million people out of 5.4 million in the country). Even earlier, Hungary had already bought the drug. The dispute over the supply of Sputnik V broke out in early March. The country's coalition government comprises four parties: the center-right Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OPLI), led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic, We Family, the liberal Freedom and Solidarity, and the liberal-conservative For People (founded by former president Andrej Kiska). The first two support the import of all drugs effective against COVID-19, while the other two support only those approved by the EU. Ivan Korchok, leader of the Freedom and Solidarity party, called the Russian vaccine a "hybrid warfare tool. This Sputnik V political tool divides us Slovaks within the country, but it also divides us from other Western European states. With this" instrument, the EU is presented as a failure ", resented the diplomat, underlining that his country's political line (participation in NATO and EU membership) will not be affected by this purchase." Even Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova spoke out against Sputnik V. According to her, "the use of the Russian vaccine is not a show of courage or a proof of diplomatic success. It can rather be perceived as a rejection of the accepted rules in medicine, which guarantee the highest safety standards for citizens. "The Slovak government's press office did not respond in real time to the question of" Izvestia "whether Bratislava intends to cancel the Sputnik V supply contract and to whom is the final decision on the matter El Nacional (Venezuela) Israel and Brazil sign cooperation agreement against covid-19 and in other areas The Foreign Ministers of Israel and Brazil, Gabi Ashkenazi and Ernesto Araujo have signed, in addition to medical issues, an agreement to work together in the development of strategic sectors such as technology, innovation, security, agriculture, science and space. "We will help Brazil in every way possible, and we will examine ways to deepen research and development of medicines to tackle the virus, "added Foreign Minister Ashkenazi. Araujo assured that Israel is" a key partner in areas a ssolutely decisive for Brazil ", such as" new technologies "or the strategy to deal with the coronavirus. "Brazil also has interesting initiatives in terms of research on covid-19 and wants to share them with Israel." Bolsonaro said there is a Brazilian covid vaccine that local scientists are developing, the preliminary results of which will be presented to the Israeli government. More than half of Israeli citizens have already received at least one dose of the vaccine from pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Israel leads the fastest vaccination campaign in the world and seeks to immunize the majority of the population of approximately 9.2 million by the end of March. Brazil, for its part, applies vaccines from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac and that of the Anglo-Swedish AstraZeneca and the British University of Oxford with imported doses. The pandemic has had a major impact on Brazil, whose president has distinguished himself as one of the world's most skeptical of its severity. So far the country is close to eleven million infections and has exceeded 264,000 deaths.
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by Paolo Cappelli
09 March 2021 Megexit: why all this relief, this emphasis?
Because Harry and Meghan's CBS interview is on the front pages of half the world, it's a first response.
But the quantity, the planetary echo, can be the yardstick, after all, of a good fiction, perhaps like Bridgerton, with her queen of color, who performs the function of entertainment in difficult times.
Here, on the other hand, there are other elements of interest: the new hierarchies of values, the future of the British monarchy, the national identity of the United Kingdom and the United States, the new elites to whom we gratefully entrust the weapons of the fight against caste.
Daily Telegraph
The Duchess has shown courage, says Biden
President's spokesman Joe Biden praised the "courage" of the Duchess of Sussex in her interview with Oprah Winfrey, as Buckingham Palace is engulfed in a crisis of racism in the wake of her claims.
The White House praised Meghan Markle's "courage" in talking about her mental health problems.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki commented on Meghan and Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in the daily briefing.
"For anyone to come forward and talk about their struggles with mental health and tell their personal story, it takes courage."
Other explosive claims in the interview include: that the Duchess had suicidal feelings when she was pregnant, and accused the palace aides of blocking her attempts to get help;
that Prince Harry has revealed a rift with his father, the Prince of Wales, who has stopped taking his calls;
that the Duchess of Cambridge reduced Meghan to tears.
But the most damaging accusation for the royal family in the two-hour broadcast came when the Duchess, 39, said that when she was pregnant with her son Archie, "concerns" had been raised to the Duke of Sussex about what that might be. his skin darkens.
Buckingham Palace is under intense pressure to react to the couple's claims, but failed to give an answer more than 24 hours after the interview aired in the United States.
Palace officials prepared a statement, but the Queen did not sign it last night because she wanted more time to consider it.
The i
The Palace in Crisis Discusses Allegations of Racism
Pressure is mounting on Buckingham Palace to break the traditional silence following the accusation by the Dukes of Sussex of racism towards their son, Archie.
Neither the Queen nor the Duke of Edinburgh are the royals who expressed concern about her son's skin color before he was born, Harry clarifies.
A survey reveals that the British public did not like the interview: only 20% liked it.
The dukes of Sussex accuse the Queen of snubbing them, Charles of avoiding his son's phone calls, and of penalizing them financially, the royal family of ignoring Meghan's torment.
For Environment Minister Zac Goldsmith Harry is trying to blow up his family
Le Parisien
War is declared
FAZ
TV again
A family soap opera has turned into a small state affair, even if Boris Johnson now has to take a stand: an "atomic bomb" has been detonated on charges of racism.
What prompted Meghan to make this semi-anonymous accusation public, only she knows: she will have calculated the consequences not only for the family relationship, but for the reputation of royalty in the world.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson felt compelled to declare that "there is no place for racism in British society", therefore not even in the royal family.
In the next few days, we will see if royalty can stick to their traditional "never complain, never explain" line.
Evening Standard
Meghan accuses royals of racism
Daily Mail
Toxic, incendiary accusations of racism against their family.
Buckingham Palace gives the Queen, 94, time to rework the incident in crisis talks.
What have they done?
Daily Express
Storm at the Palace.
Harry and Meghan's devastating interview shakes the monarchy.
In the 70th year of Elizabeth's reign and with Philip, 99, in hospital, the unanimous consent of public opinion seems to be 'sad to have come to this'
Daily Mirror
Worst royal crisis in 85 years
The Queen and her advisers closed in crisis talks on how to respond to allegations amid fears about the future of the monarchy
The Guardian
The Palace in crisis in the wake of the devastating accusations of racism
The Times
Oprah meets Meghan and Harry: a TV napalm raid that will be remembered for years to come.
The show arrived in the UK a day late, but it was still a jaw-dropping one.
The shock factor was mitigated by the fact that the bombshell sounded like a machine gun around the world for 21 hours, but there's no doubt it lived up to the hype.
Oprah meets Meghan and Harry has turned out to be a scandal TV that not only displays the royals' dirty clothes in public, but hoists them up, up, on the flagpole of the national flag and then points to the stains.
The buffet of revelations was so filling that if you paused for a second you risked losing a juicy nugget.
Washington Post
Karen Attiah: Here's how two black women overturned what's left of the British monarchy fantasies.
Why do we care what happens to British royalty?
As the daughter of immigrants from a former British colony, who grew up idolizing Princess Diana just like my mother, I wonder: why are so many of us black women ready for a long time to rebel in this anger against the British crown after hearing Meghan?
Part of the answer is that the interview uncovers the effectiveness of the soft power propaganda that Britain and the royal family implement.
The image of a kind grandmother, the queen, helped protect the country from its atrocious colonial histories.
It is only fitting then that the Harry and Meghan interview was scheduled for Commonwealth Day, when the royals proudly speak of the Black and Brown members as part of their global "family".
Markle is right to ask the question of how Commonwealth countries should view the crown, given the royals' alleged refusal to accept mixed-race members of their own family.
But beyond the actual context, another hard but necessary truth to digest is that when it comes to black women in white institutions, next to nothing can save us - not even our closest white allies - from the evil of racism.
It doesn't matter how fair your skin is, how long your hair is or how much prestige you have.
In Markle's case, it didn't even matter that she went out of her way to please the firm.
We are thankful that Meghan and Harry outlived their family.
But for a country that prided itself on civilizing the black and brown world - and at a time when discussions of white supremacy and the legacy of racism are more relevant than ever - the Duke and Duchess proved that the British royal family it is still quite primitive.
Die Presse
The British royal family trembles
The Guardian G2
"This is not a crisis of the royal family but of the United Kingdom".
Here is what Meghan and Harry's interview with Oprah
Kate Williams
says about us
: The treatment towards Meghan shows that Britain has learned nothing from the dramatic story of Lady Diana
Writes Nadifa Mohamed: The intensity of this royal drama is surprising considering the happy days of Harry and Meghan's engagement and wedding just three years ago.
In fact, when Meghan Markle was first linked to Harry, she looked a lot like her future sister-in-law, Kate Middleton - and I, like many people, didn't know Meghan had a black ancestry.
The straight hair, fair skin, expensive styling made Meghan look like just another European royal bride.
But then the headlines of the tabloids screaming her mother's "slave ancestry" made it clear that she would not be treated as such.
The slightest hint of black genes entering the bloodstream of the Saxe-Coburg-Windsor dynasty caused this already fragile little country to begin to destroy itself.
Meghan then became the ghost at the table, an unwelcome reminder of this country's inability to advance into a modern world where women have their own opinions and desires, where the old caste system is dismantled.
It is as if Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is receiving anger aimed at a much wider target than young black women who have raided previously closed institutions.
I have lost count of the times I have been told that I must have been accepted at Oxford because of the positive discrimination that favors black candidates.
It is now debated about who or what Meghan is, if she is a "black woman" or not, if she is facing racism or not.
The truth is that blood and all the meaning the word carries is still very important in Britain and beyond.
Your looks, your parents, make you belong somewhere if you're lucky, or condemn you to face rejection if you're not.
The Independent
The Palace Tackles Crisis Over
Sean O Grady
's Racism Allegations
: This interview is all deeply personal stuff, but the problem with the British constitution - and therefore the nation, Republicans and monarchists alike - is that the constitution and the health of a particular family are so inextricably linked.
The distinction between the Crown as the embodiment of the state and the human beings associated with it is not as clear as we all would like.
Things, we fear, will not improve.
Inevitably, there are Meghan supporters and Palace supporters, like a football match;
and it is equally sectarian and divisive.
The last time the monarchy went through such a crisis, it was between the "tribes" of Charles and Diana after his death in 1997. After all, it was Diana who asked if Charles was the right man for "the job. higher "and if it could be better to pass immediately to William.
But that's not how it works once you start "choosing", because the choice has to be democratic.
Wall Street Journal
We would struggle to find a better metaphor for one of the dominant narratives of our age: our elites flaunting their grievances and concerns for the masses, asking for sympathy, inviting ordinary people to do better and acknowledge their own sinfulness.
Economic inequality is greater than it has been in the last few decades and widens further after a great recession and a global pandemic.
The poorest neighborhoods of this country, many of which are dominated by ethnic minorities, are beset by levels of violent crime and unrest never seen in a generation.
Educational opportunities for the weakest are drowning in a sea of neglect, ideological righteousness and compliance with the demands of the teachers' unions.
In the meantime, we are forced to listen as CEOs, tenured academics, Hollywood celebrities, and now a prince and his wife lecture us on what should be the true systemic flaws of our society: the terrible legacy of American history;
sexism, racism and "transphobia"
Even the duchess, the most shrill of wheels, arouses a certain sympathy.
The costs of marrying a royal are sometimes overlooked.
Whatever their virtues, on the other hand, the Windsors will never be known for openness in ways or spirit.
Harry and Meghan seized the moment, attributing their evidence to that original sin of racism, not just from the royal family itself, but from the British press, fueling the ugly prejudices of the masses.
They conveniently forget that Meghan's arrival was greeted by the same press - and the masses themselves - with gleeful applause, which was portrayed as somewhere between Grace Kelly and Diana Ross.
But that's the beauty of the new elite: you can always blame systemic injustice.
Meghan could point the finger at nameless royalty for her victim status, and that too makes her the victim.
Even if you're sitting there in your alabaster palaces, Silicon Valley boardrooms, or elegantly furnished dressing rooms, you can point to the real cause of society's inequality: the Trump and Brexit hordes with their unenlightened views on immigration, crime, climate, western history.
And it is one of the ironies of our revolutionary leaders of social justice, who struggle to overthrow the social order.
When you have the people on your side who control most of the corporations, newsrooms, universities, celebrities, federal government, along with a duke and a duchess, can you really be that oppressed?
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izvestia.ru
Slovakia: government splits over import of Russian Sputnik V vaccine Sputnik V
supplies to Slovakia are at risk.
Although the first batch has already been delivered to the country, with a fifth of citizens to be vaccinated by June, disagreements have arisen within the government.
Due to the prime minister's decision to obtain the Russian vaccine, some parties have announced their possible withdrawal from the government.
The fact that Slovakia can remain without a Russian vaccine was announced by the country's Prime Minister Igor Matovic on 4 March.
According to him, the manufacturer of Sputnik V is ready to cancel the supply contract signed on February 27, and to do so without applying any criminal sanctions.
Slovakia became the second EU country to register the Russian Sputnik V vaccine;
the first batch was delivered on March 1st.
In total, 2 million doses are expected to be supplied to the country by June (for 1 million people out of 5.4 million in the country).
Even earlier, Hungary had already bought the drug.
The dispute over the supply of Sputnik V broke out in early March.
The country's coalition government comprises four parties: the center-right Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OPLI), led by Prime Minister Igor Matovic, We Family, the liberal Freedom and Solidarity, and the liberal-conservative For People (founded by former president Andrej Kiska).
The first two support the import of all drugs effective against COVID-19, while the other two support only those approved by the EU.
Ivan Korchok, leader of the Freedom and Solidarity party, called the Russian vaccine a "hybrid warfare tool. This Sputnik V political tool divides us Slovaks within the country, but it also divides us from other Western European states. With this" instrument, the EU is presented as a failure ", resented the diplomat, underlining that his country's political line (participation in NATO and EU membership) will not be affected by this purchase." Even Slovak President Zuzana Chaputova spoke out against Sputnik V. According to her, "the use of the Russian vaccine is not a show of courage or a proof of diplomatic success.
It can rather be perceived as a rejection of the accepted rules in medicine, which guarantee the highest safety standards for citizens. "The Slovak government's press office did not respond in real time to the question of" Izvestia "whether Bratislava intends to cancel the Sputnik V supply contract and to whom is the final decision on the matter.
El Nacional (Venezuela)
Israel and Brazil sign cooperation agreement against covid-19 and other areas
The foreign ministers of Israel and Brazil, Gabi Ashkenazi and Ernesto Araujo have signed, in addition to medical issues, an agreement to work together for development strategic sectors such as technology, innovation, security, agriculture, science and space.
"We will help Brazil in any way we can, and look at ways to deepen research and development of medicines to tackle the virus," added Foreign Minister Ashkenazi.
Araujo assured that Israel is "a key partner in areas absolutely decisive for Brazil", such as "new technologies" or the strategy to deal with the coronavirus.
"Brazil also has interesting initiatives in terms of research on covid-19 and wants to share them with Israel."
Bolsonaro said there is a Brazilian covid vaccine that local scientists are developing, the preliminary results of which will be presented to the Israeli government.
More than half of Israeli citizens have already received at least one dose of the vaccine from pharmaceutical company Pfizer.
Israel leads the fastest vaccination campaign in the world and seeks to immunize the majority of the population of approximately 9.2 million by the end of March.
Brazil, for its part, applies vaccines from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac and that of the Anglo-Swedish AstraZeneca and the British University of Oxford with imported doses.
The pandemic has had a major impact on Brazil, whose president has distinguished himself as one of the world's most skeptical of its severity.
So far the country is close to eleven million infections and has exceeded 264,000 deaths.
