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The passing of the Queen and period of mourning

Billy87

Im very sad at the passing of the Queen, I felt like crying when I heard the news today. She seemed like a lovely lady and we all felt like we knew her a bit. I get sad when anyone passes away and I feel terribly sorry for her family.

I do feel a bit confused at everything that's happened since though. The idea of 10 days of compulsory mourning really bothers me. I hate being told how to feel and the idea that we are being told to be sad for 10 days feels very wrong and totalitarian. Weve had two years of lockdowns and hundreds of thousands of people have buried their loved ones due to the pandemic, people are starving and unable to pay their bills. Forcing us to be even sadder and cancelling the few events and sports etc that cheer people up at this awful, tough time in life feels quite cruel. 

Im actually feeling really depressed at the thought of it all

I feel like Im being an awful person for thinking these things but none of this makes sense to me and I have to get that out somewhere

Really hope I havnt offended anyone. I have a lot of respect for the Queen and I am sad at her passing

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  • I am so relieved at these comments. I was really worried posting this in case people came back with having a go at me or critical stuff

    I was also really worried whether feeling this way made me a bad or heartless person. To know theres lots of other people like me who don't get it and feel the way I do is a real comfort. Makes me feel like Im not mad or heartless.

    The whole thing reminds me of the people who were forced to cry outside the grave when Kim Jong Un died, there is something very North Korean or Soviet about forced grief and I am not comfortable with it

    I also thought it was disgusting that the BBC newsreader said that the cost of living crisis is now "insignificant" because of this. So all the poor old ladies that may starve or freeze to death in their council flats this winter due to poverty now suddenly dont matter? 

    I am very sad about the Queen passing, I had a lot of respect for her. I do want to make that clear. But this, as  said, feels wrong

    Weve had two years of not being able to watch sports or events or do things to cheer ourselves up due to lockdown, people are suffering, so depriving everyone of the things that cheer them up further and forcing them into depression and mouring seems very cruel 

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  • I am so relieved at these comments. I was really worried posting this in case people came back with having a go at me or critical stuff

    I was also really worried whether feeling this way made me a bad or heartless person. To know theres lots of other people like me who don't get it and feel the way I do is a real comfort. Makes me feel like Im not mad or heartless.

    The whole thing reminds me of the people who were forced to cry outside the grave when Kim Jong Un died, there is something very North Korean or Soviet about forced grief and I am not comfortable with it

    I also thought it was disgusting that the BBC newsreader said that the cost of living crisis is now "insignificant" because of this. So all the poor old ladies that may starve or freeze to death in their council flats this winter due to poverty now suddenly dont matter? 

    I am very sad about the Queen passing, I had a lot of respect for her. I do want to make that clear. But this, as  said, feels wrong

    Weve had two years of not being able to watch sports or events or do things to cheer ourselves up due to lockdown, people are suffering, so depriving everyone of the things that cheer them up further and forcing them into depression and mouring seems very cruel 

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