Reflections

The Duchess of Cambridge has had a son.This is no ordinary son, but the future heir to the English throne. I have no doubt that this was a joyous occasion for the family to which he belongs, as any birth is to the family in which it occurs. However this birth was preceded by long and intense speculations about everything from the unborn baby's sex to the size of the would be mother's baby bump and its implications. While Indian newspapers were to some extent restrained in their reporting, the Malaysian newspapers and TV were nauseatingly feudal in reporting the event as if it was an earthshaking event. It amazes me to relapse how well the English upper classes have sold themselves to the world. They are in actual fact, a parasitic set of families which have looted the world's resources for well nigh 3 centuries until the Second World War ended their depredations,but they still rule a significant part of the world's imagination. It is amusing, but also a trifle irrita...