Many rogue nations were not invited to the Queen's funeral

Submitted by Prashant (India), Sep 18, 2022 at 22:43

Dear Dr Pipes,

To Britain's credit, many rogue nations were not invited to queen Elizabeth's funeral. Putin's Russia and Xi's China were not represented at the presidential level. Jong-on's North Korea was is also not a part of the invitee list at the highest level. And, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is also missing.

I am very impressed by the decision by the UK government to disinvite many rogue nations. No amount of sanctions against the nations will make a difference until we explicitly tell them what they are doing wrong, Likewise, just telling these nations that their behavior is wrong is not enough until they are punished and treated differently from good nations.

I do not know if countries like the Islamic republics of Pakistan and Iran were invited to the Queen's funeral. I will not be too sad if they were not. Nations need to be told that treating humans well is not optional. Human rights are important. And, religion-based discrimination and absence of democracy is unacceptable.

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