[lbo-talk] European Union May Ban Nazi Symbols

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Jan 18 10:58:07 PST 2005


Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:


>What is the big attraction of the royal family in the UK, anyway? European
>response to Disney cartoon characters? Any comments? David? Anyone?

As I recall Tom Nairn's thesis, it's that the royal family represents British nationhood - and there's not much competition for that role. As he pointed out, the place doesn't even have a stable name - sometimes it's England, or Great Britain, or the UK (I know those don't refer to the same things, but that's part of the point). What else is there - steak & kidney pie?

Doug



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