“God save the Queen,” a cheery bloke named Johnny Rotten and his fellow musicians sang during my teen years, “and the fascist regime!” At the time, I tossed back my ascot while testing out a new polo mallet (as was my wont in high school) and thought, Dear fellow, that seems just a mite harsh. Bloody good hook, though!
Well, perhaps I owe Mr. Rotten a small apology after all. Frightfully sorry, old chap!
As it turns out, the grandson of that queen and his wife have decided to share their thoughts on Facebook and free speech today, and it amounts to something out of the Dennis the Peasant sketch from Holy Grail. The Sussexes, who have made a lucrative career in self-promoting media projects while insisting that they want to left alone, want everyone to know how dangerous free speech can be for, um, free speech.
Speaking only when permitted is the freest…
