While I can, to some extent, understand and respect the British tradition of a Monarchy, I cannot begin to accept that its members are, in any way, super human. They have the same strengths and weaknesses that we observe throughout our civilization and to focus so ferociously on their personal and interpersonal problems is a bit obscene.
I am especially disappointed in the American media which has devoted so much time to the recent family squabbles of the Royals, apparently shocked to learn that racism and distrust infect their castle(s). While racism itself deserves plenty of exposure and condemnation, it is a universal trait of the human species, cured only by education. Meanwhile, while the cable and television networks devote valuable air time to the "crisis" in London, genocide, famine and human rights abuses across the globe receive fleeting, if any, mention on the evening news.
Unfortunately, news executives know that celebrity scandals garner the most attention and ad dollars. The ravages of climate change, war and poverty cannot begin to compete.
