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Bad Sisters, Bad Sons

Culture Gabfest

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The End of Empire

i think one thing that's been striking to me in the coverge i've encountered is how moved and respectful a wide swath of generations seemd to be. And something that's cropped up in a lot of the commentaries is just this final sense of unlinking from empire. There seems like a bit of mournfulness or melancholy about losing that direct living link to the status loss, the kind of global status loss that came wit the end of empire. I don't feel like i totally understand how british culture processes the dissolution of its potency. A, and i guess i would love to hear your take on, you know, living in america, processing culture right now.

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