MSNBC political analyst Richard Stengel might be tired of the over-coverage that American cable news outlets gave to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Stengel stated in a Thursday appearance on MSNBC that the reason there was so much coverage from the United States was due to the “weakness in the American character.”
“You played a clip of her speaking in Cape Town in 1947, in South Africa. That’s the year apartheid took effect in South Africa,” Stengel said.
“That was something British colonialism ushered in. British colonialism, which she presided over, had a terrible effect on much of the world.”
Stengel recognized that the harsh comments made him “the skunk at the garden party.” MSNBC anchor Nicolle Wallace appeared a little taken aback but noted Stengel was “keeping it real” regarding the situation.
“To your earlier question, why are American news networks dedicating all this time to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral — I think it’s a good question,” Stengel added.
“There’s a weakness in the American character that still yearns for that era of hereditary privilege, which is the very thing that we escaped from.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
