Thanks to the Mayan women of Belize

[malaise]

https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/william-and-kate-cancel-caribbean-event-amid-anti-colonialism-protests-20220320-p5a66u.ht


Prince William and his wife Catherine have cancelled a planned visit to a Belize village after an indigenous group staged a protest over a long-running land rights dispute.

The first day of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge week-long tour of Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas was thrown into chaos after community members of Indian Creek, a village in the foothills of the Maya Mountains, made it clear they didn’t want the royals there.

The couple were due to visit a family-run Akte ’il Ha sustainable cacao farm, arriving in a helicopter which was supposed to land on a nearby football pitch, which had also aggrieved locals.

The protest was part of a long-running dispute over communal land rights with the state and charity group Flora and Fauna International, which works to protect ecosystems worldwide, over the rights to lands lost in the colonial era.

Some protestors from the indigenous Mayan village held up signs on Saturday that read “colonial legacy of theft continues with Prince”, and “this is not Crown land”. Another sign read: “Not Your Land, Not Your Decision”

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I will join the local protest on Tuesday - fuck all royals everywhere

[old as dirt]

1. El Cacao

sustainable cacao farm

My wife used to eat cacao raw as a child. Aparently, the seeds taste like chocolate, which is why kids eat them.

[malaise]

2. We all do

in this part of the planet - we also make lots of chocolate tea as it is called is made with the plant

[panader0]

3. I spent a couple of weeks in Belize in the early 70's.

I was hoping to buy some land. I had brought all of my construction tools in a heavy duffel bag, hoping to stay there.
My girlfriend and I stayed in Belize City. She got dysentery so I gave up looking for a property and we
eventually flew to New Orleans.
I loved Belize. I could have stayed there. But I feel the same way about royals as you do. Even the word,
"royal" reeks of privilege. The bastards don't even work. They are a relic of a bygone age.

[malaise]

4. Belize is a lovely country

We either believe in monarchies or genuine democracies - it's a clear choice. I detest them all. Imagine being queen for 70 years and not once apologizing for the crimes against humanity committed by the British. They sure manage to point out crimes committed by others. Fuck them all.

[CTyankee]

5. What nerve they had! Note to the royals: DON'T even THINK about it!

[malaise]

6. Fabulous indeed

Brave women and children

[CTyankee]

7. Yes, indeed...

[malaise]

12. Check this one

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/jamaica-independence-queen-royals-duke-b2039182.html?amp

[panader0]

13. The trip is being dubbed a "Caribbean charm offensive". Really? It's offensive, that much is true.

The royals need to remember their history. The days of "The sun never sets on the British empire."
are long gone. Thanks to the Mayan women of Belize.

[malaise]

14. Because Barbados formerly known as Little England

separated herself and became a Republic last year

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

8. "fuck all royals everywhere"

Yes.

[Duppers]

15. 2nd that. 👍

Trump and his clan had aspirations of royalty.

[mopinko]

9. ffs. i agree. fuck the royals.

can those fuckwits even run their empire any more?

[hlthe2b]

10. Ignoring the Royalty question for a moment, it really seems like William is abhorently poorly

educated/aware of the many issues and lessons from history. First, his remarkably ignorant comment re: the presumed rarity of European invasions as opposed to Africa and elsewhere:

Prince William's comments that it is 'very alien' to see a war in Europe while it was normal to witness the conflict in Asia and Africa has invited a backlash on social media. His comments, made as he visited Ukrainian Cultural Centre to extend support to the country, have been termed 'racist and tone-deaf'.Mar 11, 2022

and now an absolute failure to understand the issues in Belize and elsewhere on his itinerary.

Again, ignoring the entire issue of Royalty, it is pretty depressing that the youngest generation is so clueless.

[malaise]

11. Pathetic isn't it

but remember granny still hasn't apologized fpr their crimes against humanity. She loves all that jewelry they stole.

[7wo7rees]

16. Thank you Malaise!!!!! n/t