#109: A nation of bootlickers

The Queen is dead... and who cares? The Monarchy are a potent symbol of unjust hierarchical power, yet the English (and many across the world) are in tears. What are the psychological mechanism at play?

Psychotherapist Harriet Fraad and Substance Abuse Councillor Ikoi Hiroe (and British editor/producer/co-host Liam Tate) discuss fawning, the enjoyment of suffering, passivity, 'being part of history', dominance and submission, fairy tales & occupied imaginations, slavery, the enjoyment of pomp, and much more!

References:

Nation of bootlickers: Why do English people love oppression?: https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/56983/1/nation-of-bootlickers-why-do-the-english-love-oppression-queen-royal-family

Queen 'will help disgraced Prince Andrew pay £12million out-of-court settlement': https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/queen-will-help-disgraced-prince-26242479

Buckingham Palace banned ethnic minorities from office roles, papers reveal: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jun/02/buckingham-palace-banned-ethnic-minorities-from-office-roles-papers-reveal

Queen lobbied for change in law to hide her private wealth: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/feb/07/revealed-queen-lobbied-for-change-in-law-to-hide-her-private-wealth

King Charles will not pay tax on inheritance from the Queen: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/sep/13/king-charles-will-not-pay-tax-on-inheritance-from-the-queen

You’re a sick old man!: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2022/sep/12/andrew-youre-a-sick-man-police-drag-heckler-from-crowd-during-queens-procession-video

Bearded man heckles King Charles in Cardiff over the cost of the monarchy: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/bearded-man-heckles-king-charles-25043207

'Lizzie's in a box' chant rings out around 3Arena during Bellator Dublin show: https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/ufc/lizzies-box-chant-rings-out-28069317

There are three common myths about the monarchy: https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci0KLmxO6L9/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D

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