60 years the Queen...send her victorious!

(From time to time, Patria honors macronational - i.e. "real", generally recognized countries - heads of state.)

On this day in 1952, upon the passing of King George VI, Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and a whole slew of other Commonwealth countries. But unlike Queen Victoria, not Empress of India. Any chance of inheriting that title was lost on Aug. 15, 1947.

The Diamond Jubilee will be celebrated throughout the UKOGBANI this summer, including the 2012 London Olympics (another macronational event, to which micronations like Patria are not invited and probably wouldn't be able to field competitive athletes anyway), and members of the royal family will tour many of the Commonwealth member states. The Queen has delegated the job of visiting Canada to Prince Charles and his ugly troll Camilla.

The Queen's Diamond Jubilee message:

'Today, as I mark 60 years as your Queen, I am writing to thank you for the wonderful support and encouragement that you have given to me and Prince Philip over these years and to tell you how deeply moved we have been to receive so many kind messages about the Diamond Jubilee.

In this special year, as I dedicate myself anew to your service, I hope we will all be reminded of the power of togetherness and the convening strength of family, friendship and good neighbourliness, examples of which I have been fortunate to see throughout my reign and which my family and I look forward to seeing in many forms as we travel throughout the United Kingdom and the wider Commonwealth.

I hope also that this Jubilee year will be a time to give thanks for the great advances that have been made since 1952 and to look forward to the future with clear head and warm heart as we join together in our celebrations.

I send my sincere good wishes to you all.

ELIZABETH R'

Patria salutes Her Majesty for sixty years of devoted, tireless, selfless service to the UK, the Commonwealth, and the world - every Canadian Prime Minister from St. Laurent to Harper, every US President from Truman to Obama, and every Congress in Patria from the 34th to 49th.

God save the Queen! Long may she reign! Because Patria is dreading the thought of King Chuck and Queen Camilla.

Boycott Valentine's Day in Patria

As we turn the calendar page to February (made me shiver, with every paper I deliver...), if on the 3rd of this month you think of Clear Lake, Iowa or "the day the music died" you need to get a life. Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Richie Valens have been dead for 53 years. Time to move on.

Having blasted aging baby boomers with the above mini-rant, on the 14th of this month, Patria is leading the campaign to BOYCOTT VALENTINE'S DAY! It is a tawdry, sexist, over-commercialized "Hallmark holiday" that leaves Aspies, social conservatives and many others out of the loop and feeling like crap. Whether you're the nerdy grade schooler who didn't get any Valentines, the bookish college student who still hasn't gone out on a date, or the lonely 40 year old virgin playing World of Warcraft in the basement of his mom & dad's place, V-Day only reminds you of what a loser you are. And if you do have a girlfriend or some kind of relationship, there are several reasons why you should boycott V-Day:

1. All about her
2. Phony, expected, guilt-driven, overpriced
3. All about her
4. Facebook says it’s breakup day
5. All about her

Noted men's rights activist Paul Elam says:

If you are a man in a relationship and you like doing nice things for your partner, fine. There are 364 other days in the year to do it. Just don’t do it on February 14th. And by the way, if you think loving someone means your wallet comes out while her purse remains closed then you will delighted to know that A Voice for Men will be selling monogrammed knee pads in the near future. All we need is the circumference of your knees and what sort of flooring is in your bedroom. We expect an endorsement from Joe Biden.

Read Elam's entire rant.

Marc Rudov, the "No Nonsense Man", is also advocating a boycott of this dreadful day.

Boycotting Valentine's Day is not just a National Union effort. The Hindu nationalists in the Amrita Party and SRM are also taking part in the campaign. During the month of February we need to focus on days that really matter and have some spiritual value, such as Shiva Ratri (Feb. 19-20).