English singer Morrissey has controversially hit out at the Queen today, comparing the British Monarch to the notorious Colonel Gaddafi.
Morrissey, ex-frontman of The Smiths, wrote about the Queens visit to Ireland for an Irish magazine called Hot Press. Hot Press were probably expecting a valiant or patriotic piece, but were instead given a surprisingly vicious attack on the woman who still rules the United Kingdom today.
The songwriter wrote "The Queen's visit to Ireland is part of a new Palace PR campaign to re-invent the Windsors. The message from The Queen will be the same as ever: who we are born to is more important than what we achieve in life.
"The very existence of The Queen and her now enormous family – all supported by the British taxpayer whether the British taxpayer likes it or not – is entirely against any notion of democracy, and is against freedom of speech. For a broad historical view of what The Queen is and how she "rules", examine Gaddafi or Mubarak, and see if you can spot any difference. You won’t be able to.
"The Queen also has the power to give back six counties to the Irish people, allowing Ireland to be a nation once again. The fact that she has not done so is Fascism in full flow. What else could it be? Name one other European country that is controlled by its neighbour."
While the piece will surely please a lot Smiths fans, you have to imagine what kind of effect this attack on the Queen will have for the more patriotic English Morrissey fans. Of course, the most interesting thing would be retaliation from the Queen herself!
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