Queen Elizabeth II (Update: the Queen has passed)

Marxists, or at least Orthodox Marxist-Leninists, don't believe in free speech or at least the iteration spelled out in most, Western liberal democracies. I'm not condemning him for saying he shouldn't have a right to his own opinion, but free speech also allows me to criticize his, too. Its a two-way street. I can criticize him as much as he feels the need to lay out his grievances online on Twitter. Too bad in places like Venezuela the country's president, Maduro, has his party's followers attack counter-demonatrators, opposition politicians, activists, some left-leaning on the streets in violent demonstrations about why a once-prosperous, oil-rich country is now considered South America's Zimbabwe. Even Chile's center-left new President criticized Chavez's and Maduro's authoritian crackdown and repression and called out other leftists, liberals for their past hesistancy in doing so with other regimes. Frankly, from an historical perspective, no true Marxist state or socialist/communist state has ever existed where free speech or a free press was ever openly, fully allowed or permitted and the only voices allowed were state-sponsored media mouthpieces. There's also never been a true Marxist state, and likely they'll never will be, but don't think that won't get in the way of anybody trying.

Actually, some British Royal historians, like Kate Williams, have said or spoken out about how Queen Elizabeth's death will or might lead to significant political changes in terms of Commonwealth countries like Australia, Belize, Jamaica, Barbados might become republics and the Scottish independence question was raised, albeit briefly. It wouldn't surprise me if Welsh independence didn't become a issue like their Scottish predecessors did or have over time. In fact, if we're being realistic, it wouldn't surprise me if Australia didn't declare itself a republic within the next 10-15 years. Jamaica and Belize, too probably.
Not like you to turn a thread about one thing into a polemic about Marxism...

With respect, just create a post called the evils of Marxism and leave it on there. I can't even make a post about the remarkable life of a Black American sports-cinema-singing star without having to partake in a long series of tiresome arguments with you about Stalin etc. I don't come on here to change the world, to hector people with different views, or to get a long lecture on historic events. You're welcome to your opinions and I respect your historical knowledge, but you're combativeness towards any left wing point of view makes discussions with you largely stressful and pointless.

This is exactly what happened here when we had a politics page and was why I disappeared for a few years. Personally I would prefer it if we just agreed to disagree, but my blood pressure and creaky old heart means I can't be bothered to argue with someone every time I make a post. And if I want to be told I'm wrong or get a lecture explaining why, I'll just talk to kids or my University lecturer father thanks.

It's not personal, and you make some excellent points (sometimes) but I really can't be bothered to have to argue every time I type a word on an EE forum.