Celebrating the Commonwealth in 2013

Today Monday March 11, 2013, marks another Commonwealth Day, which is used to celebrate the unity of nations that are within the British Commonwealth celebrating both the shared nature as well as the diversity in the histories, cultures and ideals in our 54 nation strong alliance that were all once part of the British Empire (with exception of Mozambique and Rwanda). The Theme of this year’s Commonwealth Day is “Opportunity Through Enterprise” and as the Queen’s 2013 Commonwealth Day message rightly puts it “We are all born with the desire to learn, to explore, to try new things.  And each of us can think of occasions when we have been inspired to do something more efficiently, or to assist others in achieving their full potential. Yet it still takes courage to launch into the unknown, ambition and curiosity open new avenues of opportunity” A message resonating with the common man something that everyone can relate to, Her Majesty’s messages have often been a source of courage and inspiration to many and this year is no different.

Unlike previous years however Commonwealth Day 2013 also has some controversy attached to it even though I’m sure this was never the Queen’s intention, this has to do with the Commonwealth Charter of Rights agreed upon by the Commonwealth Heads of Government that some are now calling the “Magna Carta of the 21^st century”, This document originally meant to promote equal rights for all and total non-discrimination is being used as a front by gay rights groups to promote their agenda, some media houses even have the nerve to boldly proclaim in their headlines that the Queen by signing this charter is now fighting on the side of gay rights, a very presumptuous and preposterous claim as Her Majesty has never made any such statement yet it is being interpreted as such when the truth of the matter is that The Queen has no known views on the issue. Those who spread such stories present themselves as being friendly supporters of the monarchy pretending to congratulate the Queen on taking such a bold step in support of human rights and LGBT movements however their true motives are far more sinister than it appears. If interpreted the wrong way the signing of the charter will have serious consequences for Commonwealth countries that refuse to support the agenda of these deviants who are now seeking to use the monarchy as a scapegoat, those responsible for the drafting of this document certainly have no interest of preserving the monarchy or maintaining the unity of the Commonwealth. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if I were to find out later on that this whole thing was a charade, deliberately crafted and schemed from the very beginning to bring down both the monarchy and the Commonwealth.

The truth of the matter is that this document regardless of the so called “positive spin” being put on the this whole issue, serves no one’s best interest and will do more harm than it does good as many traditionalist will find themselves alienated and even be made to feel as though the Queen is deliberately sticking it to them while taking sides with their opponents in a monarchical system where the sovereign is supposed to be apolitical, this is little more than the heights of hypocrisy on the part of liberals, who have for years been very critical particularly of the Prince of Wales for his open political views, of course if the Queen had chosen not to sign the Charter you would never hear the end of it as the liberal media, the LGBT power elite and their collaborators would all go out of their way to vilify the Queen and the royal family, the long and short of it is that monarchist who uphold traditional values are likely to feel offended and betrayed should it be seen that the monarchy is siding with the LGBT community whereas republicans who  hold pro-gay views will continue to advocate for  abolishing the monarchy in other words everybody loses and the monarchical institution is the one being set up for the greatest backlash.

As a devout monarchist I will continue to remain loyal to Her Majesty as well as her heirs and successors, as a conservative however I will certainly not support an alternate lifestyle that contravenes the law of nature and any measures put in place that makes things more difficult for them to practice that lifestyle regardless of how discriminatory or draconian it may seem will certainly have my support. That being said we must do well to remember that the charter speaks to equal rights not LGBT rights and as such the media should stop misrepresenting the facts,having read the Queen’s Commonwealth Day message I've seen where it  spoke to innovation, enterprise and equality of opportunity for all nothing was ever mentioned about special rights for a special group of people  yet that is all the press keeps focusing it, it makes me sick.

                           

All that being said I really think that Commonwealth Day is not getting the attention that it deserves for many years, apart from an “Interfaith” service in Westminster Abbey (I’m still trying to figure how they manage to pull that off)  and the broadcast of the Queen’s Message there is not much else to talk about, (although I was very privileged to attend a special forum and reception at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last year put on by the ministry in conjunction with the Royal Commonwealth Society), the day is more likely celebrated in official circles but not by the general public , the least they can do is publicize it in the media so people can be more aware of the significance of the day, so by and large the day goes unnoticed and ignored by many when it should not be so.

 2013 message by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth: 

http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Speechesandarticles/2013/CommonwealthDayMessage2013.aspx