So the news has broken out that Queen Elizabeth has passed away. I was opening FB when I saw a post about the death. I tapped on the comment section and an overwhelming majority of comments were overjoyed at the Queen’s death and shamed the people who expressed condolence to the death. The logic behind the hate is that Britain was the father of colonialism, so they paved the way for the French to invade my country, therefore Britain is an enemy and they should be hated. There is also an unconfirmed “fact” that Queen Elizabeth supported the Vietnam War twice.

I know FB isn’t a reliable source of news and opinion, but you have to keep in mind that FB is very big in my country, to the point of being the entire Internet to many people. So FB isn’t just a niche place where some crazies gather and say crazy things in their own bubbles. There are a lot of different types of people on FB. So the hate I’m seeing right now could be the opinion of the majority.

What do you think about this?

Topics: social media, death, opinions, hate, disgusting, colonialism