Easy to get caught up in the excitement about the coronation. We are so stuck in divisive partisan debates over here that it’s hard to imagine the U.S. being that united around anything. 🇬🇧
@manton the BBC's North Korean style of coverage just won't show dissent https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2023/may/06/down-with-the-crown-protesters-boo-as-king-charless-coronation-procession-passes-video and no, I'm not exaggerating about the BBC https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/may/05/revealed-royal-family-has-power-to-censor-bbc-coronation-coverage
@manton not sure if you’re only being exposed to one-sided coverage, but there’s a LOT more division here than you seem to be implying.
@edwellbrook Oh yeah? Interesting. Yeah, I'm just going based on major news networks here covering it.
@manton I would imagine there will be a lot of booing when the national anthem is played at Anfield in just over an hour.
@manton heh your feed is clearly not filled with the reports of rampant arrest of peaceful protesters that mine is. And also Scottish and Irish people :)
@manton far from united here… interesting it’s portrayed as such abroad; I guess Americans like the royals (the non-ruling the US version, obviously) more than us 😁
Lot of apathy too.
@manton you have been misled by your media’s coverage (and much of ours in the UK): so very, very not united! #abolishthemonarcy
@manton We are most certainly not united over here about the coronation or monarchy. Any impression that we're united is false, thanks to our sycophantic right-wing media.